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Proximal LAD STEMI on EKG

Pt required pressors to get to PCI.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Proximal #LAD #STEMI
Proximal LAD STEMI ... #Proximal #LAD ... #STEMI #EKG #ECG ... #clinical #cardiology ... Electrocardiogram #Anterior
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Pattern STEMI ... Equivalent - Left anterior ... descending (LAD ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
LAD STEMI on with Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS Echocardiogram

What's the diagnosis?? 63 year old with BP of
LAD STEMI on with ... What's the diagnosis ... #STEMI #Anterior ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology
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It starts as sinus rhythm with probable inferior STEMI, but becomes ventricular fibrillation (or polymorphic ventricular
with probable inferior ... STEMI, but becomes ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Arrest #VentricularTachycardia
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR ... #Utility #ALiEM
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Specific for critical ... becoming acute anterior ... wall MI — 'widow ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
have no pain - LAD ... avR - proximal LAD ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Left Anterior Fascicular Block on EKG
 • Left axis deviation (LAD) (-45 degrees to -90 degrees)
Left Anterior Fascicular ... axis deviation (LAD ... Fascicular #Block #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG ... #labeled #clinical
Now there is additional ST elevation in lateral leads, also diagnostic of STEMI. #Clinical #EM #Cardiology
lateral leads, also diagnostic ... of STEMI. ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
vein and normal ultrasound ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Positioning #ALiEM