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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... atrioventricular block ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
AV dissociation ... : 3rd deg AV block ... for DDI and an atrial ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #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
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... EKG of the same ... are enough to diagnose ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... >200ms • 2° Block ... • 3° Complete Block ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Summary of Heart ... P and QRS • Atrial ... #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... Diagnosis Summary ... #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis ... classification #summary
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Jugular venous distension ... heart sounds, JVD ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
- w/ variable block ... (3) SA node block ... - Proximal AV block ... QRS - Distal AV block ... #EKG #diagnosis
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks

First Degree AV Block - "If your R is far from your P than
First Degree AV Block ... independently of the atria ... leading to AV node dissociation ... heart #heartblock #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #diagnosis