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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 > ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #JVD #JugularVenous ... #Pressure
Abnormalities of the Arterial Pulse and Pressure Waves.
 - Small, Weak Pulses 
 - Large, Boundlng
Abnormalities of the Arterial ... Pulse and Pressure ... #Arterial # ... Line #Pressure # ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... PCWP • Exam: ↓ JVP ... pressure, pallor ... pressure, other ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Widened Pulse Pressure ... Pulse Pressure = ... Pulse Pressure = ... Pressure: • Pulse ... of developing atrial
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(CVP) ● Right-sided ... – CVP]/CO) ● ... = [mean PAp – CVP ... contraction in atrial ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
wave - due to atrial ... sound and carotid pulse ... - due to right atrial ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #
Quincke's Pulse in Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Little physical exam finding for the end of the week! Quinke’s
Quincke's Pulse ... pressure, and rapid ... arterial pressure ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
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
Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
Exam - Corrigan's Pulse ... pressure with large ... rapid fall in arterial ... pressure. ... #PhysicalExam #