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Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Cannon A Waves in ... ... regular cannon ... EMdoc @EMdoc14 #CannonA ... #AWaves #AVNRT ... #JVP #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Cannon A Waves on ... Neck Examination Cannon ... Cannon a waves indicate ... VivekKulkarniMD #CannonA ... PhysicalExam #JVP
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • Caused by atrial ... dissociation • The cannon ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Cannon ... #AWaves #diagnosis
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... 1272139402366595072 Number of Cannon ... regular rapid cannon ... @Hussainch #Cannon ... #PhysicalExam #JVP
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Venous Pressure (JVP ... ) Algorithm Outward ... with Every Beat - Cannon ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #physicalexam
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a peripheral cause ... cause of AVS. ... It cannot therefore ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
• c wave - caused ... y descent - is caused ... the y descent cannot ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
Interpretation Central ... Classic “cannon ... wavescaused by ... (TV cusps bulge ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Neurologic ... VI problem) - Cannot ... Nerve IV - Eye cannot ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology