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De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Winter T Wave ECG ... Pattern STEMI ... Equivalent - Left anterior ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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- Anterior OMI ... - 2% of left anterior ... before or after STEMI ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... becoming acute anterior ... period without chest ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... in avL - early inferior ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign ... on Chest X-Ray Anterior ... thus important to diagnose ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... in relation to ECG ... Leads (VI-V3) +/- Inferior ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
on Chest X-Ray ... is thus either anterior ... hilum: In this case ... proven to be an anterior ... #radiology #CXR
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... may aid in the diagnosis ... CT angiography. ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump