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Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Positive: JVP > ... , or sustained JVP ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #JVD #JugularVenous
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT ... shown , what’s the diagnosis ... ... regular cannon ... a waves in AVNRT ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
simultaneously at regular ... transmitted to JV ... This tracing plus regular ... are enough to diagnose ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Narrow-Complex:
 • Regular: Sinus Tachycardia, Junctional Tachycardia, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, AVRT
- Differential Diagnosis ... Narrow-Complex: • Regular ... Atrial Flutter, AVRT ... WPW), AVnRT (ie ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Tachyarrhythmia Framework - Differential Diagnosis
 • Narrow QRS - Regular Rhythm: Sinus tachycardia, AVNRT, Orthodromic AVRT,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Narrow QRS - Regular ... Sinus tachycardia, AVNRT ... • Wide QRS - Regular ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
A regular rhythm ... conduction Regular ... retrograde) - AVNRT ... , AVRT, Junctional ... #differential #diagnosis
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Abnormal Jugular ... Venous Pressure (JVP ... @saipeeps #JVP ... #Jugular #Venous ... Pressure #Algorithm #diagnosis
Mechanisms of nephron damage in cardiorenal syndrome
 • Increased renal interstitial pressure
 • Hypoperfusion
 • Reduced
blood flow • Tubular ... damage • Tubular ... • Increased AVP ... • Increased CVP ... syndrome #Mechanisms #pathophysiology
Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Complete AV Block #Jugular ... Waveform #Patterns #JVP ... #Cardiology #diagnosis
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
- Differential Diagnosis ... deflection not AVRT ... /AVNRT. ... Wide - Regular: ... #Differential #Diagnosis