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Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Cannon A Waves in ... shown , what’s the diagnosis ... a waves in AVNRT ... EMdoc14 #CannonA #AWaves ... #JVP #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... Diagnosis - Absent ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential #
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
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
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
ST elevation: Differential ... diagnosis includes ... overdose: Prominent R wave ... prominent terminal R wave ... #ekg #differential
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
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... block; and sinus tachycardia ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... Diagnosis Summary ... group-beating" on the ECG ... intervals are regular ... #ecg #diagnosis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
300 = NSVT EKG ... No associated P-wave ... , and the T-wave ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #diagnosis #differential
Visual Guide to AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) - Pathophysiology
 - Dual AV nodal physiology is
- Once the PAC ... In most case P wave ... as 'pseudo-s' wave ... and 'pseudo-r' wave ... ECG usually shows