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Lancisi's sign on Physical Exam
Lancisi's sign = loss of the x descent (in tricuspid regurg) creating
Lancisi's sign on ... wave - appears ... #sign #PhysicalExam ... #Waveform #Clinical ... #Video #Neck #JVP
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential ... a wave - Atrial ... - Large cv waves ... #JVP #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
have elevated JVP ... in the venous waveform ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Giant #PHTN #JVP ... #Neck #PhysicalExam
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... EKG of the same ... rapid cannon a waves ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves ... #JVP #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • The cannon a wave ... activation from SVT (e.g ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #AWaves ... #CVP
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... venous pressure (CVP ... MD @rishimd #CVP ... #Waveform #Interpretation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
obscenely huge waves ... it giant A or V wave ... #Fibrillation #Neck ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #AFib #PhysicalExam
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
venous pressure (CVP ... artery pressure – CVP ... = [mean PAp – CVP ... diastole) ● c wave ... ● v wave: ventricular
External Ventricular Drains (EVDs) & ICP waveform interpretation
An EVD is a temporary closed sterile system that
is increased (e.g ... ICP WAVEFORM INTERPRETATION ... cerebral compliance (e.g ... called Lundberg waves ... #neurosurgery #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... bradycardia → sine wave ... hypertonic Amp IVP