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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 ... neck #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms ... - Prominent a waves ... block - Large a waves ... - Large cv waves ... Abnormal #Jugular #Waveforms
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
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
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
Lancisi's sign on Physical Exam
Lancisi's sign = loss of the x descent (in tricuspid regurg) creating
creating a fused cv wave ... #PhysicalExam # ... Waveform #Clinical ... #Video #Neck #JVP ... #Tricuspid #Regurgitation
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 ... waves” caused by ... #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 ... a wave. ... we see flutter waves ... JVP #Clinical #Video