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Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • Caused by atrial ... against a closed tricuspid ... #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Cannon A Waves on ... Cannon a waves indicate ... block, or, as this case ... PhysicalExam #JVP ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Tricuspid stenosis ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... heart failure, tricuspid ... Differential #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #causes
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... Causes = RV failure ... ), and tricuspid ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
• c wave - caused ... bulging of the tricuspid ... the y descent cannot ... Waveforms #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... because she also has Kussmaul's ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #AWaves ... PHTN #JVP #Neck #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... to diagnose the case ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
sign in Severe Tricuspid ... jugular venous wave ... caused by tricuspid ... Regurgitation #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology #Neck
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Pressure (JVP) Algorithm ... with Every Beat - Cannon ... Venous #Pressure #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #physicalexam