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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Large a waves - Tricuspid ... atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... hypertension, pulmonic ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation demonstrated in the Cephalic Vein

Patient with severe pulmonary hypertension and severe tricuspid regurgitation.
Severe Tricuspid ... Patient with severe pulmonary ... hypertension and ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Video
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
waves caused by pulmonary ... have elevated JVP ... AWaves #Giant #PHTN ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
heart function (JVD ... splitting of S2, S3, tricuspid ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... RebeccaSteinb17 #CTEPH #PHTN ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Stenosis • Tricuspid ... • Diffuse Lung ... • Chronic Lung ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... causes (chronic lung ... artery pressure via tricuspid ... moderate (or worse) PPHTN ... • Peak tricuspid
Severe Pulmonary Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary hypertension results in compensatory changes to the RV. The RV appears
Severe Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... PHTN #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension ... hypertension! ... ) #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... LeftSided #Collapse #PHTN
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
1 — Treat the lungs ... hypertension Rx ... Optimize the MAP - HTN ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... displaced valve (the tricuspid ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus