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Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Patterns #JVP #Cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Pericardial Constriction ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... regurgitation, constrictive ... Rapid y descent - Constrictive ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Premature atrial contraction ... Premature ventricular contraction ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... Hypovolemic shock • Constrictive ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Tamponade • Constrictive ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Pericardium • Constrictive ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential ... associated with constrictive ... physicalexam #diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Pathophysiology Of Constriction ... - With constriction ... capillaries but constriction ... #constrictive # ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Landolfi’s Sign on Physical Exam

A 73-year-old man presented with shortness of breath. On ocular exam, pupil
pupil dilation and constriction ... refers to systolic contraction ... AorticRegurgitation #Cardiology