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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
• 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
In AVNRT, the atria ... are enough to diagnose ... the case as Typical ... 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 ... Classic “cannon ... waves” caused by ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
sucks in" blood from ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #causes
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Right to Left from ... Venous System/Right ... - Most Common Cause ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology