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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 ... + retrograde atrial ... diagnosis #cardiology #CVP
Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
patient with AV dissociation ... contraction of atria ... #waves #AV #dissociation ... #clinical #video ... #JVP #jugular #
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
AV dissociation ... for DDI and an atrial ... VivekKulkarniMD #CannonA #AWaves ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Clinical #Video
Cannon A Waves of Complete Heart Block on Physical Exam
A patient presented to clinic with lightheadedness
increase in CVP ... due to atrial contraction ... When the atrium ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... #JVP
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Atrial fibrillation ... - Atrial flutter ... stenosis, right atrial ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... being the "c" wave ... JamesOngMD #Atrial ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Clinical #Video
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
a patient with Atrial ... obscenely huge waves ... Regurgitation #Atrial ... Fibrillation #Neck #JVP ... #Clinical #Video
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
- ↓ Effective arterial ... Renin/Aldosterone, RTA ... bradycardia → sine wave ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... hypertonic Amp IVP
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
50% prior to ER arrival ... vascular imaging or serial ... Consider CT. ... vascular injury---> CT ... msk #clinical #video