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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 ... dissociation ... travels up the venous ... #AV #dissociation ... #jugular #neck
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Cannon A Waves in ... AVNRT on Neck Physical ... ... regular cannon ... a waves in AVNRT ... #AWaves #AVNRT
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 ... AV dissociation ... #AWaves #Neck #
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... a wave usually occurs ... dissociation + ... #AWaves #diagnosis
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... waves are enough ... to diagnose the ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... Venous Pressure ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... dissociation, ventricular ... #JVP #Differential
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Abnormal Jugular ... Outward Wave / ... with Every Beat - Cannon ... 'A' Inward Wave ... #Jugular #Venous
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
(> 160ms) - AV ... dissociation (P ... nadir of the S-wave ... nadir of the S-wave ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram