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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular Venous ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam # ... cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... against a closed tricuspid ... activation from ... #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
the y descent cannot ... begin until after ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam # ... cardiology
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
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
Interpretation Central venous ... ventricle (RV), tricuspid ... Classic “cannon ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(CO) ● Mixed venous ... SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... closure of the tricuspid ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Right to Left from ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology