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Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Suspected AMI with LBBB on ECG #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Sgarbossa #Modified #LBBB #Algorithm
Modified Sgarbossa ... Suspected AMI with LBBB ... ECG #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Sgarbossa #Modified ... #LBBB #Algorithm
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Modified Sgarbossa ... Criteria - Suspect STEMI ... SarahFoohey #Sgarbossa ... Checklist #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
How should the modified Sgarbossa Criteria be used in initial evaluation of patients with suspected AMI
should the modified Sgarbossa ... with AMI with LBBB ... (Validated) - Sgarbossa ... Validated) #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
De Winter T Wave ... ECG Pattern STEMI ... TWaves #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
J point • De Winter ... depression • Sgarbossa ... • Sgarbossa criterion ... #differential #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... asymmetrical, similar or bigger ... in V1, unless LBBB ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Remember that RBBB ... STEMI Criteria misses ... Total #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Ml, WPW, LVH, LBBB ... leads slurred S), LBBB ... safe #, but >500 DANGER ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Regular, Wide-Complex Tachycardia
1. aVR: Is the initial deflection in aVR positive?
Algorithm for the ... consistent with either LBBB ... or RBBB? ... Interpretation #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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De Winter T-Waves ... occlusions - De Winter ... before or after STEMI ... TWaves #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology