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Cannon A Waves of Complete Heart Block on Physical Exam
A patient presented to clinic with lightheadedness
Cannon A Waves of ... The a wave is the ... results in “cannon a waves ... have cannon a waves ... UCSFIMChiefs #CannonA #AWaves
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
waves - Atrial ... a waves - First-degree ... - Large a waves ... - Large cv waves ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP
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 ... diagnosis #cardiology #CVP
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... being the "c" wave ... waves at double ... #Flutter #Neck ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... In AVNRT, the atria ... EKG of the same ... rapid cannon a waves ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Deep T Wave Inversions ... Juvenile T wave ... Secondary T wave ... Causes #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Paroxysmal AV Block aka Ventricular Standstill
 • Abrupt and persistent AV block ( multiple P waves
( multiple P waves ... the following P wave ... #Paroxysmal #AVBlock ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
non-conducted P wave ... Non-conducted P waves ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
3 different P waves ... - ventricular pacemaker ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram