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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 ... pressure → pressure wave ... exaggerated A wave ... #Awaves #waves ... #JVP #jugular #
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
Diagnosis - Absent a wave ... - Prominent a waves ... block - Large a waves ... - Large cv waves ... - Tricuspid regurgitation
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 ... #AWaves #Neck # ... PhysicalExam #JVP
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... against a closed tricuspid ... a wave usually ... , it indicates AV ... #AWaves #diagnosis
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Components • a wave ... • c wave - caused ... • v wave - results ... #Waves #Jugular ... #Waveforms #JVP
Lancisi's Sign on Neck Examination in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Semiology of severe tricuspid insufficiency : venous pulse
Regurgitation ... with “giant v” waves ... Note the giant cv wave ... with the giant v wave ... #Neck #JVP #Clinical
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... waves” caused by ... block) - ‘c’ wave ... systole): c-v wave ... #Waveform #Interpretation
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 ... a waves are enough ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Lancisi's sign on Physical Exam
Lancisi's sign = loss of the x descent (in tricuspid regurg) creating
creating a fused cv wave ... #PhysicalExam #Waveform ... #Clinical #Video ... #Neck #JVP #Tricuspid ... #Regurgitation