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Cannon A Waves of Complete Heart Block on Physical Exam
A patient presented to clinic with lightheadedness
is shown on the neck ... increase in CVP ... UCSFIMChiefs #CannonA #AWaves ... #Clinical #Video ... #JVP
Antecubital Vein examination to estimate JVP/CVP

In this video, the antecubital veins move between 

Below [RA +
examination to estimate JVP ... /CVP In this ... E.g. in a cold room ... > overestimate JVP ... in rare cases (neck
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Cannon A Waves on ... for DDI and an atrial ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • The cannon a wave ... activation from SVT (e.g ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #AWaves ... #CVP
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 ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
have elevated JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Giant #PHTN #JVP ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Neck Examination ... at double the ventricular ... #Flutter #Neck ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Clinical #Video
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
obscenely huge waves ... it giant A or V wave ... #Fibrillation #Neck ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #AFib #PhysicalExam
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
non-conducted P wave ... Non-conducted P waves ... P and QRS • Atrial ... #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
restrictive left ventricular ... LV compliance), ECG ... pulmonary venous flow, Vp ... progression, LA: left atrium ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology