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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Abnormal Jugular Venous ... Pressure (JVP) ... Algorithm Outward ... Discordant with S1 - Y-Descent ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular Venous ... - Differential Diagnosis ... myxoma - Rapid y ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
descents (X and Y) ... have elevated JVP ... you see in the venous ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Neck #PhysicalExam
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Friedreich's Sign on Neck ... What 2 eponymous JVP ... Most likely diagnosis ... Friedreich's (sharp/deep Y-descent ... #Friedreichs #Neck
Q-Tip Visualization of Venous Pressure Waveform on Neck Physical Examination

Ever been told not to bother looking
Visualization of Venous ... Pressure Waveform on Neck ... that the a-x-v-y ... #Waveform #JVP ... #CVP #Neck #QTip
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
you evaluate her JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... The rapid Y descent ... Video #Clinical #Neck ... #JVP #Jugular #
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
measurements ● Central venous ... pressure (CVP) ... (CO) ● Mixed venous ... ● y descent: ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Paget-Schroetter syndrome. Venous compression is evidenced with a provocation test (elevation, abduction and pronation)

20 y. Started
Venous compression ... pronation) 20 y. ... Venous thoracic ... refluxing up the neck ... angiogram #venogram #fluoroscopy
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... Physical Exam: ↑JVP ... Prominent X and Y ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis ... differential #cardiology #algorithm
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... Interpretation Central venous ... - ‘y’ descent ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous