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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Atrial flutter ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... against a closed tricuspid ... dissociation + retrograde atrial ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CVP
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
jugular venous wave ... Analogous to pulsatile ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology ... #Neck #Jugular ... #JVP
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
a patient with Atrial ... #Fibrillation #Neck ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #AFib #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
) or right atrial ... ventricle (RV), tricuspid ... forward flow like tricuspid ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... transmitted to JV ... are enough to diagnose ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
diastole) ● c wave ... closure of the tricuspid ... ● v wave: ventricular ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
balloon counter-pulsation ... placed through an arterial ... Weaning by Nick ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
in the chest or neck ... disease (e.g., aortic ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology