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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Prominent a waves ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Cannon A Waves of Complete Heart Block on Physical Exam
A patient presented to clinic with lightheadedness
Cannon A Waves of ... diastole, when the tricuspid ... a waves”! ... a waves? ... Clinical #Video #JVP
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... a waves are enough ... excludes other differentials ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Components • a wave ... • c wave - caused ... • v wave - results ... #Waves #Jugular ... #Waveforms #JVP
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
ventricle (RV), tricuspid ... forward flow like tricuspid ... Classic “cannon ... waves” caused by ... in constrictive pericarditis
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... Typically the JVP ... with constrictive pericarditis ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... #Sign #physicalexam
Lancisi's sign on Physical Exam
Lancisi's sign = loss of the x descent (in tricuspid regurg) creating
x descent (in tricuspid ... creating a fused cv wave ... pulsation in IJ vein ... Lancisis #sign #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Neck #JVP
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
sign in Severe Tricuspid ... jugular venous wave ... to pulsatile IJ vein ... Regurgitation #PhysicalExam ... Neck #Jugular #JVP
Kussmaul's Sign on JVP Examination

The main finding on this video I hoped to demonstrates is #kussmauls
Kussmaul's Sign ... which is a giant V wave ... in Tricuspid Regurgitation ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology