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ECG characteristics in Brugada Syndrome
 a. Broad P wave with some PQ prolongation
 b. J point
in Brugada Syndrome ... Broad P wave with ... Inverted T wave ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... Syndrome #Waveform
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... in the venous waveform ... the underlying diagnosis ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #AWaves ... #Neck #PhysicalExam
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Venous Pressure Waveforms ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Abnormal #Jugular #Waveforms ... #JVP #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Lancisi's sign on Physical Exam
Lancisi's sign = loss of the x descent (in tricuspid regurg) creating
creating a fused cv wave ... #PhysicalExam #Waveform ... Clinical #Video #Neck ... #JVP #Tricuspid
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • The cannon a wave ... activation from SVT (e.g ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #AWaves ... #CVP
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... pressure (RAP) waveform ... The waveform morphology ... #Waveform #Interpretation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... EKG of the same ... rapid cannon a waves ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves ... #Cardiology #Neck
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
changes in the T wave ... causes peaked T waves ... – a sinusoidal waveform ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes
External Ventricular Drains (EVDs) & ICP waveform interpretation
An EVD is a temporary closed sterile system that
Drains (EVDs) & ICP waveform ... ICP WAVEFORM INTERPRETATION ... Examining the ICP waveform ... Drains #EVDs #ICP #waveform ... #neurosurgery #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Pressures and Waveforms ... pressures and waveforms ... diastole) ● c wave ... ● v wave: ventricular ... RightHeartCatheterization #CheatSheet #Waveforms