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Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • Caused by atrial ... • The cannon a wave ... dissociation + retrograde atrial ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #AWaves
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
- due to atrial ... - due to right atrial ... toward the right atrium ... to subsequent atrial ... filling in the atrium
Inverted P Waves:
(A) Ectopic atrial rhythm
(B) Junctional rhythm 

#Inverted #PWaves #cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #differential
Inverted P Waves ... : (A) Ectopic atrial ... #Inverted #PWaves
Cannon A Waves of Complete Heart Block on Physical Exam
A patient presented to clinic with lightheadedness
Cannon A Waves of ... in CVP due to atrial ... When the atrium ... conditions in which the atrium ... UCSFIMChiefs #CannonA #AWaves
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Atrial fibrillation ... - Atrial flutter ... stenosis, right atrial ... stenosis, right atrial ... regurgitation, atrial
Comparison of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Rate >
of Multifocal Atrial ... Tachycardia, Atrial ... > 100 1. >3 p wave ... tooth" flutter waves ... discernible P waves
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
• Inverted P Waves ... origin within the atria ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Morphology = multifocal atrial ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
Flutter Typical atrial ... negatively-directed flutter waves ... positively-directed flutter waves ... Atypical atrial ... to the flutter waves
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Cannon A Waves on ... Examination Cannon a waves ... Cannon a waves indicate ... for DDI and an atrial ... VivekKulkarniMD #CannonA #AWaves
Common P wave Abnormalities #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #PWave #AtrialEnlargement #Atrial #Enlargement #ECGEducator
Common P wave Abnormalities ... MedStudent #EKG #PWave ... AtrialEnlargement #Atrial