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Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... EKG of the same ... excludes other differentials ... #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... first heart sound and ... #Waves #Jugular ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Lancisi's Sign on Neck Examination in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Semiology of severe tricuspid insufficiency : venous pulse
and systolic murmur ... of the jugular ... Regurgitation #Neck #JVP ... #PhysicalExam # ... Cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... Electrocardiogram #EKG ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
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
Canon A waves in a patient with AV dissociation

Occurs due to the simultaneous contraction of atria
contraction of atria ... msocoMD #CanonA #Awaves ... #clinical #video ... #JVP #jugular # ... neck #cardiology
A Lewis Lead (also called the S5 lead) is a modified ECG lead used to detect
is a modified ECG ... clinically, based on signs ... standard 12 lead ECG ... Lead I on the ECG ... #Cardiology #EKG
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
The patient had ... an atrial tachycardia ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... , short PR, and ... QRS interval on EKG ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram