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Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
using the Vereckei criteria ... better than Brugada criteria ... ) #Diagnosis # ... Cardiology #EKG ... #Utility #ALiEM
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
ST elevation: Differential ... diagnosis includes ... • Vereckei criteria ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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attenuation or air-filled ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Diagnosis of Central ... - Pulmonary AV ... #Cardiology #Causes ... #Table #Comparison
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
morphology ● AV ... AV dissociation ... Morphology criteria ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
ST elevation in aVR ... • Sgarbossa criterion ... Equivalents #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
The modified Sgarbossa Rule uses proportions to identify acute AMI in the setting of ST-elevations in
indicative of acute MI #Diagnosis ... #EM #Cardiology ... Modified #Sgarbossa #Criteria ... #ALiEM
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Don't rely on criteria ... abnormality • Beware AV ... #Diagnosis #Table
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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In the differential ... diagnosis there ... usually contain air ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Empty fluid-filled sac within the endometrium. Given the absence of contents, you cannot differentiate gestational vs
contents, you cannot differentiate ... This is not diagnostic ... IUP #Clinical #EM ... #Obgyn #Radiology ... PseudogestationalSac #ALiEM