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Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
AV dissociation ... for DDI and an atrial ... tachycardia much ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... , it indicates AV ... dissociation + ... activation from SVT (e.g ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
contraction of atria ... #waves #AV #dissociation ... #clinical #video ... #JVP #jugular #neck ... #cardiology #Canon
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
, sinus tachycardia ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... , ventricular tachycardia ... Differential #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
heart block, sino-atrial ... disso­ciation, AV ... Non-paroxysmal atrial ... tachycardia with ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (2) Atrial ... tachycardia (MAT ... 3 different P waves ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia ... - Premature atrial ... depolarizes the atria ... ECG usually shows ... Pathophysiology #cardiology
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
200 msec) • P wave ... independently of the atria ... dissociation and ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... Neck Examination ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
P and QRS • Atrial ... • Block in AV ... (block beyond AV ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology