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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 ... MD @msocoMD #CanonA ... #Awaves #waves ... #jugular #neck ... #cardiology #Canon
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 ... - Absent a wave ... - Prominent a waves ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... - Tricuspid regurgitation
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • The cannon ... a wave usually occurs ... #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
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
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... rapid cannon a ... waves are enough ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #Cardiology #Neck
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Components • a wave ... • c wave - caused ... • v wave - results ... the y descent cannot ... #Waves #Jugular
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 ... like a constant cannon ... a wave. ... we see flutter waves
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Abnormal Jugular ... Algorithm Outward Wave ... with Every Beat - Cannon ... 'A' Inward Wave ... #cardiology #physicalexam
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
Classic “cannon ... waves” caused by ... block) - ‘c’ wave ... systole): c-v wave ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology