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Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
AVNRT on Neck Physical ... shown , what’s the diagnosis ... in AVNRT - EMdoc ... #AVNRT #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
the atria and ventricles ... are enough to diagnose ... #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
block, or, as this case ... for DDI and an atrial ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
Atrial Flutter on ... Neck Examination ... AVNRT would show ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
3 different P wave ... retrograde) - AVNRT ... , AVRT, Junctional ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Caused by atrial ... dissociation + retrograde atrial ... 2LmUODZ #Cannon #AWaves ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CVP
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
- due to atrial ... • c wave - caused ... y descent - is caused ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome ... re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... have elevated JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology