IJV vs carotid pulse
venous pulse: biphasic, varies with position (angle of recline), height falls on inspiration, non-palpable/collapsible, abdominal pressure displaces pulse upward
-carotid pulse: single sharp wave, palpable/non-compressible
observing neck veins
look at IJV (better than EJV)
calculating CVP
CVP=JVP+5
jugular venous pulse waveforms
A wave: R. atrial contraction (large A waves seen with tricuspid stenosis, pulmonic stenosis, pulmn HTN, 1st degree AV block, supraventricular tachycardia)
Kussmaul’s sign
Lancisi’s sign
clinical presentation tricuspid regurgitation
- hepatic pulsatility
abdominojugular reflux
L ventricular heart failure presents with…
hyperkinetic pulses
- if pulse pressure is widened: AR, anemia, pregnancy, thyrotoxicosis
pulsus parvus def
pulse of small amplitude
pulsus tardus def
pulse with slow upstroke
pulsus parvus + pulsus tardus
aortic stenosis
pulsus parvus but NO pulsus tardus
cardiomyopathy (dec. LV contraction)
mitral stenosis
pulsus bisferiens
double peaked pulse
assoc with single PMI
due to aortic regurgitation
bifid pulse
double peaked pulse triple PMI (triple ripple) due to hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
normal location of PMI? where is it displaced in pressure load? volume load?
What does it mean if your the size of PMI is increased?
normally ~1cm
enlarged if >2.5cm
indicates L. Ventricular enlargement
What does a double spiked PMI mean?
mitral regurg (due to palpable S3)
When do you see a triple PMI?
HOCM
Features of mitral regurg
Features of aortic regurg
features of aortic stenosis
hypokinetic aortic pulse (pulsus parvus and tardus)
areas of auscultation for heart sounds