JVP

Question 1

what does the a wave represent

Answer 1

atrial contraction

Question 2

what does a c wave represent

Answer 2

closure of tricuspid valve

Question 3

what does an X descent represent

Answer 3

fall in atrial pressure during ventricular systole

Question 4

what does a v wave represent

Answer 4

passive filling of blood into atrium against a closed tricuspid

Question 5

what does a y descent represent

Answer 5

opening of the tricuspid valve

Question 6

jvp is an estimate of what

Answer 6

central venous pressure

Question 7

absent a waves are a sign of what

Answer 7

Atrial fibrillation

Question 8

large a waves are a sign of what

Answer 8

Any cause of right ventricular hypertrophy

tricuspid stenosis

Question 9

cannon waves ( extra large a waves ) are a sign of what

Answer 9

complete heart block

Question 10

prominent v waves are a sign of what

Answer 10

tricuspid regurgitation

Question 11

slower y descent is a sign of what

Answer 11

Tricuspid stenosis

right atrial myxoma

Question 12

steep y descent is a sign of what

Answer 12

Right ventricular failure
constrictive pericarditis
tricuspid regurgitation