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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Venous Pressure Waveforms ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... #JVP #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
contraction of atria ... #waves #AV #dissociation ... #clinical #video ... #JVP #jugular # ... neck #cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... against a closed tricuspid ... activation from SVT (e.g ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CVP
Cannon A Waves of Complete Heart Block on Physical Exam
A patient presented to clinic with lightheadedness
patient presented to clinic ... is shown on the neck ... increase in CVP ... diastole, when the tricuspid ... #Video #JVP
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
in the venous waveform ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Giant #PHTN #JVP ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
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 ... #PhysicalExam #Waveform ... #Clinical #Video ... #Neck #JVP #Tricuspid
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... Interpretation ... pulmonic stenosis and pHTN ... #Waveform #Interpretation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Neck Examination ... AV dissociation ... for DDI and an atrial ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... are enough to diagnose ... that’s called “clinical ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation ... venous pressure (CVP ... closure of the tricuspid ... Visualmed #RHC #Interpretation ... #Diagnosis #RightHeartCatheterization