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Cannon A Waves on Physical Exam

Dr. Bruno Farnetano @bruno.farnetano

#Cannon #AWaves #CannonA #PhysicalExam #JVP #Jugular #clinical #video
Cannon A Waves on ... #AWaves #CannonA ... #PhysicalExam # ... #video #cardiology ... #neck
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Cannon A Waves in ... ... regular cannon ... #AWaves #AVNRT ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Cannon A Waves on ... Cannon a waves ... #AWaves #Neck # ... 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 ... EKG of the same ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • Caused by atrial ... activation from SVT (e.g ... #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... of cardio-pulmonary ... in relation to ECG ... cardionerds #EKG ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Abnormal Jugular ... / Peak • With ... with Every Beat - Cannon ... Algorithm #diagnosis #cardiology ... #physicalexam
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... Digoxin is a cardiac ... Electrocardiogram #EKG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
• c wave - caused ... the y descent cannot ... #Waves #Jugular ... Waveforms #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology