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Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • Caused by atrial ... against a closed tricuspid ... #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck ... #Frog #Sign
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
jugular venous wave ... caused by tricuspid ... #PhysicalExam # ... Cardiology #Neck ... #Jugular #JVP
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
• c wave - caused ... bulging of the tricuspid ... the y descent cannot ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
on her chest (photo ... Causes = RV failure ... ), and tricuspid ... #PhysicalExam # ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
ventricle (RV), tricuspid ... Classic “cannon ... wavescaused by ... (↓ RV filling from ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
sucks in" blood from ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #causes