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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.
Venous Pressure Waveform ... Tricuspid Stenosis ... #Patterns #JVP ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #differential
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential ... Diagnosis - Absent ... #JVP #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... bulging of the tricuspid ... opening of the tricuspid ... #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... pressure (RAP) waveform ... ventricle (RV), tricuspid ... forward flow like tricuspid ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Diagnosis Typically ... the JVP decreases ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
you evaluate her JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... this case), and tricuspid ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Pressures and Waveforms ... pressures and waveforms ... closure of the tricuspid ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
have elevated JVP ... in the venous waveform ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
TR, tricuspid regurgitation ... pulmonary stenosis; MVP ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam # ... Diagnosis
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
transmitted to JV ... are enough to diagnose ... excludes other differentials ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology