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

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
AV dissociation ... block, or, as this case ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
patient with AV dissociation ... #waves #AV #dissociation ... #clinical #video ... #JVP #jugular # ... neck #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential # ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... have elevated JVP ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #AWaves ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
to diagnose the case ... excludes other differentials ... that’s called “clinical ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... Physical Exam: ↑JVP ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
HAGL) can be a cause ... anterior shoulder dislocation ... Differential diagnosis ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Prior anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation with Hill-Sachs fracture and Perthes lesion
Imaging Findings:
 • The arrow is
Case description ... surgical repair Differential ... Perthes #lesion #clinical ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... auscultation, JVD ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology