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Raised JVP: causes

"PQRST"
  • Pericardial effusion, Pulmonary embolism, Pulmonary hypertension (chronic)
  • Quantity of fluid is more (fluid overload)
  • Right heart failure
  • Superior venacaval obstruction (distended veins without pulsation)
  • Tricuspid regurgitation, Tricuspid stenosis, Tamponade (cardiac)

Atrial contraction against a closed tricuspid valve results in a large venous pulsation, called a 'Cannon wave'. It can occur in instances of atrioventicular dissociation, for example, complete heart block.

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