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Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Positive: JVP > ... , or sustained JVP ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Pressure
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Right Atrial ... Pressure (RAP) ... (CVP) • 2-6 mmHg ... Diastolic) Left Atrial ... RHC #cardiology #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
contraction in atrial ... (atrial diastole ... systole + passive atrial ... filling in atrial ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Atrial Septal Defect ... Atrial Fibrillation ... Waveform #Patterns #JVP ... #Cardiology #diagnosis
Quincke's Pulse in Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Little physical exam finding for the end of the week! Quinke’s
widened pulse pressure ... , and rapid arterial ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Fingernails #Nailbed
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Jugular Venous Pressure ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Jugular Venous Pressure ... (JVP) Algorithm ... @saipeeps #JVP ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #cardiology #physicalexam
Physical Exam - Quincke’s Pulse

The tips of the patient’s index finger and thumb as well as
of a wide pulse pressure ... rapid fall in arterial ... pressure. ... Quinckess #Pulse #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Fingernails
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... Central venous pressure ... atrial pressure ... pressures (↑ ‘v ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... abrupt rise in RA pressure ... are enough to diagnose ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology