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Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... a wave usually ... activation from SVT (e.g ... #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Cannon A Waves in ... ... regular cannon ... a waves in AVNRT ... #AWaves #AVNRT ... #JVP #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... a waves - Atrioventricular ... - Large cv waves ... #JVP #Differential
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 ... waves are enough ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Abnormal Jugular ... Venous Pressure (JVP ... Algorithm Outward Wave ... 'A' Inward Wave ... @saipeeps #JVP
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
A - Biphasic T wave ... inverted T wave ... #TypeB #Classification ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... within the atria (e.g ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... group-beating" on the ECG ... AVBlock #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #classification
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
non-conducted P wave ... Non-conducted P waves ... #Classification ... #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
gene encoding AVP-NPII ... metastases, Infection (e.g ... Metabolic causes (e.g ... disease, Drugs (e.g ... #Types #Nephrology