JVP Flashcards
1
Q
non-pulsatile JVP
A
SVC obstruction
2
Q
Kussmaul’s sign
A
paradoxical rise in JVP during inspiration
seen in constrictive pericarditis
3
Q
a wave
A
atrial contraction
4
Q
a wave - large
A
inc atrial pressure
- tricuspid stenosis
- pulmonary stenosis
- pulmonary htn
5
Q
JVP provides info on
A
right atrial pressure
6
Q
a wave - absent
A
AF
7
Q
cannon a waves
A
caused by atrial contractions against a closed tricuspid valve
- complete heart block
- VT
- nodal rhythm
- single chamber ventricular pacing
8
Q
c wave
A
closure of tricuspid valve
not usually visible
9
Q
v wave
A
due to passive filling on blood into atrium against closed tricuspid valve
10
Q
giant v wave
A
tricuspid regurgitatiom
11
Q
x descent
A
fall in atrial pressure during ventricular systole
12
Q
y descent
A
opening of tricupsid valve
