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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Venous Pressure ... Absent a wave - Atrial ... myxoma, pulmonary ... hypertension, pulmonic ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Stroke Volume / Arterial ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... PP and systolic hypertension ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
arterial hypertension ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... pressure, Pulmonary
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... Pulmonary arterial ... 100% reliable sign ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... #clinical #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
right ventricular pressure ... diastolic (during atrial ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
<8 • Aortic pressure ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary ... #arterial #venous
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Chest CTPartial ... a rim contrast material ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... abrupt rise in RA pressure ... are enough to diagnose ... PhysicalExam #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... hypertension? ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... #clinical #pocus ... intrapulmonary #cardiology