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Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - ... OMI vs STEMI - Differential ... segment is the only ECG ... EMN @EMNews #ACS ... #OMI #STEMI #Differential
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
- Ischemia MI ... wave inversion in avL ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
main coronary artery ... ST elevation in ACS ... ACS vs pericarditis ... aVR instead of ACS ... #ekg #differential
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
attributed to coronary artery ... younger than other ACS ... Pathophysiology: ... changes on tele/ECG ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
segment at (or 40-60 ms ... after) the J point ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
Degeneration of the ACL ... within the enlarged ACL ... Differential Diagnosis ... • ACL ganglion ... #diagnosis #msk
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... bone marrow or stem ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... circulation: MCA ACA ... Reversible course Differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... ., ACE/ARB) need ... #management #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework ... STEMI: • Upsloping ... • Epicardial artery ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram