Saturday 22 September 2012

Conditions indicated by jugular venous pressure


  • Raised, fixed JVP - SVC obstruction
  • JVP rising on inspiration - Cardiac tamponade, constrictive pericarditis
  • Large 'v' waves - Tricuspid regurgitation
  • Absent 'a' waves - Atrial fibrillation
  • Cannon 'a' waves - Complete heart block, AV dissociation, Ventricular arrhythmias

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