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Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... + retrograde atrial ... activation from SVT (e.g ... ., junctional rhythm ... diagnosis #cardiology #CVP
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Neck Examination ... AV dissociation ... for DDI and an atrial ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical
Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
contraction of atria ... in the JV. ... #waves #AV #dissociation ... clinical #video #JVP ... #jugular #neck
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Multifocal Atrial ... Irregularly irregular rhythm ... 3 distinct P-wave ... Visualmedapp #MAT ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... simultaneously at ... EKG of the same ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... Neck Examination ... you can dx this rhythm ... #Flutter #Neck ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Multifocal Atrial Arrhythmias on ECG
Multifocal atrial rhythm & Multifocal atrial tachycardia
ECG Recognition:
 • Variable P wave
Arrhythmias on ECG ... rhythm & Multifocal ... #MAT #Multifocal ... #atrial #rhythm ... #electrocardiogram
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
a patient with Atrial ... you can dx the rhythm ... Regurgitation #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #Neck ... #JVP #Clinical
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
includes both MAT ... of a variable P-wave ... contrast to AV dissociation ... diagnosis #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
tachycardia (MAT ... 3 different P waves ... arrest - escape rhythms ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #electrocardiogram