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Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
against a closed tricuspid ... , it indicates AV ... activation from SVT (e.g ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CVP
Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
dissociation ... contraction of atria ... #waves #AV #dissociation ... clinical #video #JVP ... #jugular #neck
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Atrial flutter ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Neck Examination ... AV dissociation ... for DDI and an atrial ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
Premature atrial ... complex (PAC) - ECG ... in II, Ill and aVF ... complexes #cardiology #diagnosis ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
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Sinus tachycardia 
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Complete or incomplete RBBB 
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V1 - Right atrial ... Pulmonary #Embolism #AcutePE ... #HighRisk #Electrocardiogram ... S1Q3T3 #Predictive #ECG ... #Diagnosis
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... • Dominant R Wave ... Changes • STE in aVR ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... in aVR Poor R wave ... Interpretation #ECG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Acute myocardial ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
in acute pericarditis ... depression in aVR ... leads indicates atrial ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis