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Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Cannon A Waves in ... shown , what’s the diagnosis ... a waves in AVNRT ... #AWaves #AVNRT ... #JVP #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... against a closed tricuspid ... a wave usually ... #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Venous Pressure Waveforms ... - Differential Diagnosis ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... #JVP #Differential ... #cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... a waves are enough ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Components • a wave ... • c wave - caused ... the y descent cannot ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
in the venous waveform ... the underlying diagnosis ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #AWaves ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... ventricle (RV), tricuspid ... forward flow like tricuspid ... Classic “cannon ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
negatively-directed flutter waves ... positively-directed flutter waves ... to the flutter waves ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
diastole) ● c wave ... closure of the tricuspid ... ● v wave: ventricular ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... Diagnosis Summary ... blocks #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #classification