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Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
contraction of atria ... #waves #AV #dissociation ... #clinical #video ... #JVP #jugular # ... neck #cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • The cannon a wave ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #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 ... AV dissociation ... for DDI and an atrial ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
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 ... EMdoc14 #CannonA #AWaves ... #AVNRT #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... EKG of the same ... rapid cannon a waves ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves ... #JVP #Cardiology
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... AVNRT would show ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
the underlying diagnosis ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #AWaves ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
interval < 120 ms = AV ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... /Fibrillary = afib ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... abberancy - N B Afib ... 3 different P waves ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
obscenely huge waves ... it giant A or V wave ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #AFib #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology