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Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Unstable/cardiogenic ... New/worsening MR ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
The cardiac cycle and the ECG, all together explained

#Pathophysiology #Cardiology #CardiacCycle #Stages #Systole #Diastole #HeardSounds #Pressures
The cardiac cycle ... and the ECG, all ... explained #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #CardiacCycle
STEMI with Tombstones and Shark Fins

Here’s a deadly ECG with Tombstones AND Shark Fins. When you
Here’s a deadly ECG ... *will* go into Cardiac ... Tombstones #SharkFins #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... or NSTEMI) Cardiogenic ... TIMI III flow in all ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... wave inversion in avL ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Cardiovascular MRI ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... Elevated troponin • Cardiogenic ... shock, sudden cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
“Mother of all ... Anterior wall STEMI ... , in Cardiogenic ... shock, ECG predicted ... CathLab #clinical #cardiology
Myocardial infarction localization. A 12 lead EKG creates a 360 degree view of the electrical activity
A 12 lead EKG creates ... #EKG #diagram #Electrocardiogram ... #STEMI #Localization ... EinthovenTriangle #Cardiac ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
on ECG • Conventional ... segment at (or 40-60 ms ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology