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De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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- Anterior OMI ... come before or after ... STEMI - look for ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
, neuropraxia (anterior ... MCL), brachial artery ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common), brachial artery ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
identified but anterior ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
- Ischemia MI ... deWinter T waves - starts ... in avL - early inferior ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Anterior Shoulder ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
on ECG • Conventional ... segment at (or 40-60 ms ... after) the J point ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Septal (V1-2) • Anterior ... de pointes • Short ... Interpretation #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
500 DANGER - Short ... QT <300-360 ms: ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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MI • PAPi < 1.85 ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... much as 40% in cardiac ... #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz