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Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Components • a wave ... - due to atrial ... • c wave - caused ... • v wave - results ... y descent - is caused
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Defect ** • Atrial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Atrial fibrillation ... Multifocal Atrial ... 3 different P wave ... Atrial flutter ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Causes of Tachycardia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... tachycardia • Atrial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
(CVP) or right atrial ... diastole): lost in atrial ... to disorganized atrial ... “cannon waves” caused ... (TV cusps bulge
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Causes of Diastolic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Flint Murmur) • Atrial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
in RA pressure caused ... as a result of atrial ... This wave is caused ... by atrial contraction ... tracing #diagnosis #pocus
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves • Caused ... by atrial contracting ... • The cannon a wave ... dissociation + retrograde atrial
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
- Differential Algorithm ... - Non-MSK - Axial ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Causes
Hepatic Vein Doppler Waveform
WAVE | DIRECTION |  PHASE OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE | MECHANISM OF
Doppler Waveform WAVE ... - Retrograde - Atrial ... Waveform #diagnosis #pocus