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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 ... travels up the venous ... exaggerated A wave ... #Awaves #waves ... #jugular #neck
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular Venous ... Pressure Waveforms ... dissociation, ventricular ... Abnormal #Jugular #Waveforms ... #JVP #Differential
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
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... following the wave ... causing the A waves ... waveform? ... #Neck #PhysicalExam
Lancisi's Sign on Neck Examination in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Semiology of severe tricuspid insufficiency : venous pulse
with “giant v” waves ... Note the giant cv wave ... with the giant v wave ... #Neck #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... Components • a wave ... • c wave - caused ... #Waves #Jugular ... #Waveforms #JVP
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... pressure (RAP) waveform ... The waveform morphology ... Classic “cannon ... #Waveform #Interpretation
Lancisi's sign on Physical Exam
Lancisi's sign = loss of the x descent (in tricuspid regurg) creating
creating a fused cv wave ... Lancisis #sign #PhysicalExam ... #Waveform #Clinical ... #Video #Neck #JVP ... #Tricuspid #Regurgitation
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... a waves are enough ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
being the "c" wave ... like a constant cannon ... a wave. ... #PhysicalExam # ... JVP #Clinical #Video