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EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
atrial stretch) RA/RV ... Point to V5 (as RV ... leads) RV Ischemia ... Leads (VI-V3) +/- Inferior ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Inferior MI with Right Ventricular (RV) Wall Involvement #Clinical #Cardiology #EKG #Inferior #RV #RightVentricular #STEMI #ECGEducator
Right Ventricular (RV ... Involvement #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #Inferior ... #RV #RightVentricular ... #STEMI #ECGEducator
Acute Inferior AMI with Right Ventricular Involvement #Clinical #Cardiology #EKG #Inferior #RV #RightVentricular #STEMI #ECGEducator
Acute Inferior AMI ... Involvement #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #Inferior ... #RV #RightVentricular ... #STEMI #ECGEducator
Right sided ECG leads (V1R-V6R) are positioned in a mirror image fashion to the standard 12-lead
Right sided ECG ... right ventricular (RV ... ) infarcts #EM # ... Cardiology #RightSided ... #EKG #Lead #Placement
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... - Syncope Syndromes ... R in V1, RAE, RV ... #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
There is inferior ST elevation with reciprocal ST depression in aVL and  in lead I,
There is inferior ... There is RV conduction ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... in avL - early inferior ... depression in V2 - RV ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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≤ 0.9 predicts RV ... 1.85 predicts RV ... dysfunction. e.g ... 0.8 indicates RV ... forward flow. e.g