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

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
contraction of atria ... msocoMD #CanonA #Awaves ... #waves #AV #dissociation ... #JVP #jugular # ... neck #cardiology
Lancisi's sign on Physical Exam
Lancisi's sign = loss of the x descent (in tricuspid regurg) creating
wave - appears ... Lancisis #sign #PhysicalExam ... #Waveform #Clinical ... #Video #Neck #JVP ... #Tricuspid #Regurgitation
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... Components • a wave ... • c wave - caused ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
have elevated JVP ... in the venous waveform ... #Giant #PHTN #JVP ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
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 ... UCSFIMChiefs #CannonA #AWaves ... #Clinical #Video ... #JVP
Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
Venous Pressure Waveform ... Tricuspid Regurgitation ... Venous #Pressure #Waveform ... #Patterns #JVP ... #differential
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
AV dissociation ... VivekKulkarniMD #CannonA #AWaves ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Lancisi's Sign on Neck Examination in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Semiology of severe tricuspid insufficiency : venous pulse
with “giant v” waves ... wave that correlates ... with the giant v wave ... #Neck #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • The cannon a wave ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #AWaves ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CVP