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Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
contraction of atria ... travels up the venous ... #waves #AV #dissociation ... #jugular #neck ... #cardiology #Canon
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... Venous Pressure ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Lancisi's Sign on Neck Examination in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Semiology of severe tricuspid insufficiency : venous pulse
Lancisi's Sign on Neck ... of the jugular ... venous pulse seen ... #Neck #JVP #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology
Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Tricuspid Regurgitation ... Atrial Fibrillation ... Waveform #Patterns #JVP ... #Cardiology #diagnosis
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
large systolic jugular ... venous wave caused ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology ... #Neck #Jugular ... #JVP
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
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Tamponade Beck's Triad ... Jugular venous distension ... heart sounds, JVD ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... Interpretation Central venous ... with mitral regurgitation ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... : electrocardiogram ... PVF: pulmonary venous ... flow, Vp: velocity ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology