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Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers ... pulmonary stenosis; MVP ... #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam # ... Diagnosis
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... before the first heart ... Waves #Jugular #Waveforms ... #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Venous Pressure Waveforms ... , severe right heart ... #JVP #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Exacerbation - Diagnostic ... failure • JVD ... Examination #chf #cardiology ... #heartfailure #physicalexam ... #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... Pressures and Waveforms ... /m2) (SVI = CI/heart ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
you evaluate her JVP ... There is an extra heart ... the underlying diagnosis ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
have elevated JVP ... in the venous waveform ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... inability of the right heart ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... clinical #video #jvp ... #cardiology #neck
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... pressure (RAP) waveform ... The waveform morphology ... identify at slower heart ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
responsiveness due to heart ... Analysis of the waveform ... after a challenge maneuver ... expiratorv hold maneuver ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis