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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 ... Complete Heart ... The a wave is the ... have cannon a waves ... UCSFIMChiefs #CannonA #AWaves
Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
Canon A waves in ... exaggerated A wave ... msocoMD #CanonA #Awaves ... #JVP #jugular # ... neck #cardiology
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
complex (PAC) - ... and altered P wave ... • P wave will ... like the sinus P wave ... • P wave will
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 ... differentials of narrow complex ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves
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 ... VivekKulkarniMD #CannonA #AWaves ... #JVP #Clinical
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
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Lose P • 3° Complete ... through) QRS Complex ... of depth of QRS complex
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 ... constant cannon a wave ... we see flutter waves ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
out for a delta wave ... upstroke of QRS complex ... (Delta wave) ... 2 Wide QRS complex ... WPW #Cardiology #ECG
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... • The QRS complex ... may progress to complete ... AVBlock #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis