7 results
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • Caused by atrial ... against a closed tricuspid ... #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam # ... cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
• c wave - caused ... the y descent cannot ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam # ... cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
transmitted to JV ... are enough to diagnose ... the case as Typical ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... ), and tricuspid ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
Interpretation ... ventricle (RV), tricuspid ... Classic “cannon ... waves” caused by ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Typically the JVP ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #causes