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Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... dissociation + retrograde atrial ... activation from SVT (e.g ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CVP
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... EKG of the same ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck ... #Frog #Sign
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
for DDI and an atrial ... VivekKulkarniMD #CannonA #AWaves ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Lancisi's Sign on Neck Examination in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Semiology of severe tricuspid insufficiency : venous pulse
Lancisi's Sign on ... #Lancisis #Sign ... Regurgitation #Neck #JVP ... #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology
Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
contraction of atria ... msocoMD #CanonA #Awaves ... #clinical #video ... #JVP #jugular # ... neck #cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
has Kussmaul's sign ... have elevated JVP ... #Giant #PHTN #JVP ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Serial EKGS in pts ... #Wellens #Sign # ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
a patient with Atrial ... Regurgitation #Atrial ... Fibrillation #Neck #JVP ... #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... JamesOngMD #Atrial ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... pseudoinfarct pattern (Q-waves ... precordial leads) - atrial ... #Symptoms #Cardiology