4 results
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Jugular venous distension ... heart sounds, JVD ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular Venous ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #JVP #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
found to have elevated ... you see in the venous ... waveform? ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Neck #PhysicalExam
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
measurements ● Central venous ... (CO) ● Mixed venous ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology