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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Atrial fibrillation ... - Atrial flutter ... - Large cv waves ... , atrial septal ... #JVP #Differential
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 of Complete Heart Block on Physical Exam
A patient presented to clinic with lightheadedness
is shown on the neck ... increase in CVP ... due to atrial contraction ... UCSFIMChiefs #CannonA #AWaves ... #Video #JVP
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • Caused by atrial ... + retrograde atrial ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #AWaves ... #CVP
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
AV dissociation ... for DDI and an atrial ... VivekKulkarniMD #CannonA #AWaves ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
- due to atrial ... heart sound and carotid ... - due to right atrial ... to subsequent atrial ... #Waveforms #JVP
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
have elevated JVP ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #AWaves ... #Giant #PHTN #JVP ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
Lancisi's Sign on Neck Examination in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Semiology of severe tricuspid insufficiency : venous pulse
Lancisi's Sign on Neck ... with “giant v” waves ... wave that correlates ... with the giant v wave ... #Neck #JVP #Clinical
Lancisi's sign on Physical Exam
Lancisi's sign = loss of the x descent (in tricuspid regurg) creating
wave - appears ... #PhysicalExam #Waveform ... #Clinical #Video ... #Neck #JVP #Tricuspid ... #Regurgitation
Jugular Venous vs Carotid Arterial Pulsations on Physical Exam

Jugular Venous Pulsations
• Well appreciated by inspection than
Arterial Pulsations ... Arterial Pulsations ... outward movement #JVP ... #Venous #Arterial ... #Clinical #Video