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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 ... fever, what’s the clinical ... a waves in AVNRT ... #AWaves #AVNRT ... #JVP #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves of Complete Heart Block on Physical Exam
A patient presented to clinic with lightheadedness
Cannon A Waves of ... is shown on the neck ... a waves”! ... #AWaves #Complete ... #Video #JVP
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... a wave usually ... activation from SVT (e.g ... #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 ... EKG of the same ... a waves are enough ... to diagnose the ... #Awaves #AVNRT
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
increases, the P wave ... decreases, the P wave ... The P wave and PR ... the pacemaker shifts ... #variants #clinical
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
• P wave will ... look like the sinus ... • P wave will ... complexes #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
increases, the P wave ... decreases, the P wave ... The P wave and PR ... the pacemaker shifts ... #variants #clinical
Wandering atrial pacemaker - ECG Diagnosis
 • The change in P wave contour is gradual
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Diagnosis • The ... change in P wave ... the pacemaker shifts ... back to the sinus ... arrhythmia Note
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Adrenergic Drive: • Sinus ... finding) • Atrial Arrhythmia ... • Dominant R Wave ... in V1 • Shift ... in relation to ECG
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
pacemaker site shifts ... identifiable on ECG ... changes in the P-wave ... smooth upright P waves ... or diphasic P-waves