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Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Axillary nerve injury ... neurovascular injury ... #Anterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
pain occurs at rest ... that results in injury ... in transmural injury ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Acute Anterior MI with AV Dissociation #Clinical #Cardiology #EKG #Anterior #STEMI #AVDissociation #Dissociation #ECGEducator
Acute Anterior MI ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #Anterior ... #STEMI #AVDissociation ... #Dissociation #
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
"Terry Thomas" sign ... • Due to injury ... ("Terry Thomas sign ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
shoulder dislocation ... GAGL): "Reverse J sign ... shoulder #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
, neuropraxia (anterior ... can't make A-OK sign ... #Posterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... in avL - early inferior ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... becoming acute anterior ... wall MI — 'widow ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
on ECG • Conventional ... segment at (or 40-60 ms ... V2 • Wellens sign ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Normalization Spodick's sign ... segments, usually best ... seen in acute MI ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis