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Jugular Venous vs Carotid Arterial Pulsations on Physical Exam

Jugular Venous Pulsations
• Well appreciated by inspection than
Jugular Venous vs ... Carotid Arterial ... outward movement #JVP ... #Neck #Pulsations ... #Comparison #PhysicalExam
Internal Jugular Vein Anatomy on JVP Examination
Where can I find the IJ?
- Look where SCM attaches
search for the venous ... pulsations ... Increased - Carotid ... #PhysicalExam # ... Neck
Jugular Vein vs Carotid Artery - Distinguishing Neck Pulsations on Physical Exam
Jugular Vein:
 - No pulsations
Distinguishing Neck ... systole (x and y ... #Pulsations #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #neck
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Pressure (JVP) ... Algorithm Outward ... Discordant with S1 - Y-Descent ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #physicalexam
Q-Tip Visualization of Venous Pressure Waveform on Neck Physical Examination

Ever been told not to bother looking
Pressure Waveform on Neck ... that the a-x-v-y ... #CVP #Neck #QTip ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Pulse #Pulsations
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