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Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... , STEMI is the default ... with ST elevations ... features of the EKG ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
ST segment elevation ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI ... #STElevation #Ischemic
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... blocking drugs #STElevation ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
De Winter T Wave on ECG

Diagnostic Criteria
 - Tall, prominent, symmetric T waves in the precordial
Winter T Wave on ECG ... Absence of ST elevation ... - ST segment elevation ... DeWinter #TWaves #ECG ... #EKG #Clinical
Now there is additional ST elevation in lateral leads, also diagnostic of STEMI. #Clinical #EM #Cardiology
additional ST elevation ... lateral leads, also diagnostic ... of STEMI. ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
Modified Sgarbossa Positive ECG

Interestingly, the ECG for this case report shows development of conventional STEMI criteria
Sgarbossa Positive ECG ... Interestingly, the ECG ... of conventional STEMI ... lead V6 has ST elevation ... #Modified #EKG
In general, we expand antibiotics too soon in cellulitis, as clinical response (e.g. reduction in edema/erythema,
cellulitis, as clinical ... response (e.g. ... source control (e.g ... insufficiency + inadequate elevation ... (e.g. venous stasis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic ... by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... Elevation Type ... Lactic #Acidosis #Elevation
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Myocardial injury (ST elevation ... Low voltage Treatment ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Raynaud, migraine, etc ... Variable troponin elevation ... Diagnosis: ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab Treatment