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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Venous Pressure (JVP ... Discordant with S1 - Y-Descent ... @saipeeps #JVP ... Algorithm #diagnosis #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
percarditis - Slow y ... myxoma - Rapid y ... defect - Absent y ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
you evaluate her JVP ... paradoxical rise in JVP ... The rapid Y descent ... Clinical #Neck #JVP ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
What 2 eponymous JVP ... Kussmaul's (JVP ... Friedreich's (sharp/deep Y-descent ... Friedreichs #Neck #JVP ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
y descent - ... Thus the y descent ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
was referred to cardiology ... JVP was enough to ... CP, prominent y ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
descents (X and Y) ... have elevated JVP ... #Giant #PHTN #JVP ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Physical Exam: ↑JVP ... Prominent X and Y ... #differential #cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
non-valvular) A 70 y/ ... , and elevated JVP ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Positive: JVP > ... , or sustained JVP ... likelihood of CVP ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #JVD #JugularVenous