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Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
Canon A waves in ... contraction of atria ... pressure → pressure wave ... exaggerated A wave ... #Awaves #waves
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 ... a waves”! ... a waves? ... #AWaves #Complete
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms ... - Prominent a waves ... block - Large a waves ... - Large cv waves ... Abnormal #Jugular #Waveforms
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... the atria and ventricles ... a waves are enough ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #Cardiology #Neck
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... Components • a wave ... • c wave - caused ... #Waves #Jugular ... #Waveforms #JVP
Lancisi's sign on Physical Exam
Lancisi's sign = loss of the x descent (in tricuspid regurg) creating
Lancisi's sign on ... creating a fused cv wave ... #PhysicalExam #Waveform ... Clinical #Video #Neck ... #JVP #Tricuspid
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... following the wave ... that the giant A waves ... causing the A waves ... waveform?
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 ... a wave. ... we see flutter waves ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
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 ... waves” caused by ... #Waveform #Interpretation
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
obscenely huge waves ... it giant A or V wave ... #Fibrillation #Neck ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #AFib #PhysicalExam