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Jugular Venous vs Carotid Arterial Pulsations on Physical Exam

Jugular Venous Pulsations
• Well appreciated by inspection than
Venous vs Carotid Arterial ... outward movement #JVP ... #Venous #Arterial ... Neck #Pulsations #Comparison ... #PhysicalExam #
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... Absent a wave - Atrial ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... are enough to diagnose ... That’s called Frog ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Chronic Arterial vs Chronic Venous Insufficiency.

#Venous #Arterial #Insufficiency #Comparison #Skin #PhysicalExam #LowerExtremity #Diagnosis

** GrepMed Recommended Text:
Chronic Arterial ... #Venous #Arterial ... Insufficiency #Comparison ... #Skin #PhysicalExam ... LowerExtremity #Diagnosis
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... dissociation + retrograde atrial ... activation from ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... ) or right atrial ... systole). ↑ in TR from ... (↓ RV filling from ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Exacerbation - Diagnostic ... heart failure • JVD ... /ml Adapted from ... #heartfailure #physicalexam ... #diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... Typically the JVP ... sucks in" blood from ... or increase in JVP ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam
HINTS Exam - Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo
 • Head Impulse: Head thrust 10° with eyes
Distinguishing Central from ... TylerLarsenMD #HINTS #physicalexam ... Peripheral #Vertigo #diagnosis ... neurology #bppv #comparison
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Right to Left from ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis