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ST Elevation MI Criteria 
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI #Criteria #FOAMCast
ST Elevation MI ... Criteria #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI ... #Criteria #FOAMCast
Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion on ECG

- aVR ST segment elevation > 1 mm 
- aVR
Artery Occlusion on ECG ... Occlusion #Artery #ECG ... #EKG #Diagnosis ... Electrocardiogram #Cardiology ... #Criteria
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 ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #ekg
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Here’s an ECG of ... STEMI Criteria misses ... Occlusion #Total #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
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
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria ... #Sgarbossa #Criteria ... Diagnosis #Checklist #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg ... #cardiology #lbbb
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
waves suggests CTI-independent ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
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.
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... aVR • Classic EKG ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis #ekg ... #differential #cardiology