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ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
acute myocardial ischemia ... acute transmural ischemia ... to be caused by ischemia ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Ischaemia - Guidelines ... signs of cardiac ischaemia ... possible. ❺ If ischaemia ... #Cardiac #Ischemia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia ... Miss Signs of Ischemia ... Wong @mchlwng #Ischemia ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... Interpretation #differential
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
up an ischemic CVA ... ) B) Evaluate ischemic ... - Defined if 1) ... udaygulati #ischemic ... #diagnosis #checklist
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
with R/S ratio > 1 ... deviation) • Acute ischemia ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Ischemia? ... Patients DIE: Drugs, Ischemia ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... #differential # ... management #cardiology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Intraoperative Sepsis ... cultures if possible (eg ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
: o Cardiac ischaemia ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
• Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #differential # ... cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
1. ... predictor of recurrent ischemic ... diagnosis includes ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology