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Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
Canon A waves in ... pressure → pressure wave ... exaggerated A wave ... #Awaves #waves ... #cardiology #Canon
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
Cannon A Waves of Complete Heart Block on Physical Exam
A patient presented to clinic with lightheadedness
Cannon A Waves of ... The a wave is the ... a waves”! ... a waves? ... #AWaves #Complete
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Diagnosis - Absent a wave ... tachycardia - Flutter waves ... - Prominent a waves ... block - Large a waves ... - Large cv waves
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Cannon A Waves on ... Cannon a waves ... Cannon a waves indicate ... #AWaves #Neck # ... PhysicalExam #JVP
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Components • a wave ... • c wave - caused ... • v wave - results ... #Waves #Jugular ... #Waveforms #JVP
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... In AVNRT, the atria ... a waves are enough ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #Cardiology #Neck
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... waves” caused by ... block) - ‘c’ wave ... systole): c-v wave ... #Waveform #Interpretation
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
being the "c" wave ... accentuated the "a" wave ... single large “a/c” wave ... a wave. ... we see flutter waves
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #system #cheatsheet