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

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
contraction of atria ... travels up the venous ... #waves #AV #dissociation ... #jugular #neck ... #cardiology #Canon
Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Tricuspid Regurgitation ... Waveform #Patterns #JVP ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #differential
Lancisi's Sign on Neck Examination in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Semiology of severe tricuspid insufficiency : venous pulse
Lancisi's Sign on Neck ... of the jugular ... venous pulse seen ... #Neck #JVP #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
large systolic jugular ... venous wave caused ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology ... #Neck #Jugular ... #JVP
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... + retrograde atrial ... activation from SVT (e.g ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CVP
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 ... excludes other differentials ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
Interpretation ... Central venous ... with mitral regurgitation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Venous
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Tamponade Beck's Triad ... Jugular venous distension ... heart sounds, JVD ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation ... measurements ● Central venous ... (CO) ● Mixed venous ... #Diagnosis #RightHeartCatheterization ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology