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Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion on ECG

- aVR ST segment elevation > 1 mm 
- aVR
Main Coronary Artery ... Occlusion on ECG ... #ECG #EKG #Diagnosis ... Electrocardiogram #Cardiology ... #Criteria
ST Elevation MI Criteria 
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI #Criteria #FOAMCast
ST Elevation MI ... Criteria #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI ... #Criteria #FOAMCast
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Winter T Wave ECG ... DeWinter #TWaves #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Criteria
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
3 ECG patterns for ... without meeting ST ... elevation criteria ... STEMI #equivalent #diagnosis ... #ecg #ekg
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
- Diagnostic Checklist ... for diagnosing ... #Checklist #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology #lbbb
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... patients with ST ... features of the EKG ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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Winter T-Waves on EKG ... come before or after ... DeWinter #TWaves #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • permethrin 5% cream applied to all
scabiei) - CDC 2021 Treatment ... neck down), wash after ... ivermectin 200 μg/kg ... #scabiei #CDC #CDC2021 ... #Management #STI
Procalcitonin Limitations - Situations where PCT can be misinterpreted:
- Single value testing
- AKI/CKD
- Pancreatitis
- Cancers/Neoplasms
- Trauma
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Burns - Localized infections ... (e.g. ... SSTI, UTI) - Atypical ... pathogens (e.g. ... Limitations #PCT #Diagnosis
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... main coronary artery ... aVR • Classic EKG ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #ekg #differential