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Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
the atria and ventricles ... EKG of the same ... #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
AVNRT on Neck Physical ... shown , what’s the diagnosis ... in AVNRT - EMdoc ... #AVNRT #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #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 ... #Flutter #Neck ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
AV dissociation ... for DDI and an atrial ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
waves - Atrial ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam # ... cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... + retrograde atrial ... activation from SVT (e.g ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CVP
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
in the chest or neck ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... flutter, or atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... #Palpitations #Cardiology