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Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
Canon A waves in ... exaggerated A wave ... #Awaves #waves ... #AV #dissociation ... #jugular #neck
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 ... ... regular cannon ... a waves in AVNRT ... #AWaves #AVNRT
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Cannon A Waves on ... Cannon a waves ... Cannon a waves indicate ... AV dissociation ... #AWaves #Neck #
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... a wave usually occurs ... , it indicates AV ... #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... the atria and ventricles ... waves are enough ... to diagnose the ... #Awaves #AVNRT
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
a wave - Atrial ... tachycardia - Flutter waves ... - Prominent a waves ... block - Large a waves ... - Large cv waves
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
being the "c" wave ... accentuated the "a" wave ... single large “a/c” wave ... a wave. ... we see flutter waves
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
consists of three waves ... waves” caused by ... block) - ‘c’ wave ... systole): c-v wave ... of RV - ‘v’ wave
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... DANGER Narrow - Regular ... 3 different P waves ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #differential