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Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Cannon A Waves in ... s the clinical sign ... regular cannon a waves ... EMdoc14 #CannonA #AWaves ... #JVP #Cardiology
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... AVNRT would show ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... ’s called Frog sign ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... following the wave ... has Kussmaul's sign ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #AWaves ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video
Lancisi's Sign on Neck Examination in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Semiology of severe tricuspid insufficiency : venous pulse
Lancisi's Sign on ... with “giant v” waves ... Note the giant cv wave ... with the giant v wave ... #Lancisis #Sign
A Lewis Lead (also called the S5 lead) is a modified ECG lead used to detect
flutter waves when ... atrial flutter ... clinically, based on signs ... perpendicular to the wave ... flutter waves may
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
Lancisi's Sign ( ... obscenely huge waves ... it giant A or V wave ... indeed Lancisi's sign ... #Lancisis #Sign
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
J point • De Winter ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... #differential #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Wave Inversion ... threatening T wave ... angina; but T wave ... #Wellens #Sign #
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... - hyperacute T waves ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... T waves - starts ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram