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Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... • x descent - ... • x descent - ... • y descent - ... Waves #Jugular #Waveforms
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Venous Pressure Waveforms ... - Prominent x descent ... myxoma - Rapid y descent ... defect - Absent y descent ... Abnormal #Jugular #Waveforms
Lancisi's sign on Physical Exam
Lancisi's sign = loss of the x descent (in tricuspid regurg) creating
loss of the x descent ... #PhysicalExam #Waveform
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... pressure (RAP) waveform ... blunting of ‘x’ descent ... with TR - ‘x’ descent ... - ‘y’ descent
Demonstration of the parasternal heave using a long Q-tip, known as the "Cooney technique" ( @
Note her JVP waveform ... Which part of the waveform ... perfectly with the X descent
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Pressures and Waveforms ... pressures and waveforms ... systole ● x descent ... ● y descent: ... RightHeartCatheterization #CheatSheet #Waveforms
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
large antegrade waveform ... corresponds to the " x " descent ... relates to the " y " descent
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
Capnography Waveforms ... Sudden loss of waveform ... #Capnography #Waveforms
Corneal edema with Descemet's folds; The folds can be visualized as dark, deep-appearing, criss-cross lines in
Corneal edema with Descemet's ... posterior stroma and Descemet's ... cornea #edema #descemet
Ventilator Waveform Troubleshooting - High Peak Pressures

This OnePager explains how you can rapidly determine if High
Ventilator Waveform ... PeakPressures #Waveforms