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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 ... Waveform Patterns ... Atrial Fibrillation ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
and Waveforms ... and waveforms ... (atrial diastole ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... RightHeartCatheterization #CheatSheet #Waveforms
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
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... wave - due to atrial ... - due to right atrial ... Waves #Jugular #Waveforms ... #JVP #PhysicalExam
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Waveforms - Differential ... Diagnosis - Absent ... #JVP #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
 •
Catheterization Waveforms ... and Pressures ... Right Atrial Pressure ... Catheterization #RHC #Waveforms ... #wedge #diagnosis
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
 •
Right Atrial ... Pressure (RAP) ... (CVP) • 2-6 mmHg ... Diastolic) Left Atrial ... RHC #cardiology #diagnosis
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 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hepatic Vein Waveform

a wave - atrial contraction (end diastole)
S - ventricular systole
v - increasing RA pressure
Hepatic Vein Waveform ... a wave - atrial ... increasing RA pressure ... Hepatic #Vein #Waveform ... #Venous #diagnosis
Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
Waveforms Arterial ... invasive blood pressure ... analysis of the waveform ... WAVEFORM PATTERNS ... #artlines #diagnosis