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ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

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

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
a few days and are ... Disorders: • Hyperkalemia ... no P waves • Hypercalcemia ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
patients with ST elevations ... However, there are ... features of the EKG ... #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
ECG characteristics of early repolarization
 - The ST segment elevations are concave and most pronounced in
ECG characteristics ... repolarization - The ST segment ... elevations are ... the level of ST segment ... elevation is measured
Brugada syndrome Types 1, 2 and 3

There are three types of ECG presentations, referred to as
and 3 There are ... three types of ECG ... The ST segment elevation ... elevation in type ... #Diagnosis #ECG
Hyperkalemia management algorithm 2023-2024 based on UKKA and KDIGO guidelines.

#hyperkalemia #electrolytes #algorithm #emergency #management

Notes:

(1) Up to
algorithm 2023- ... #algorithm #emergency ... have a normal ECG ... A normal ECG doesn't ... most patients are
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
Hyperkalemia shortens ... mEq/L, P waves are ... diminished and ST segment ... #Diagnosis #Hyperkalemia ... #EKG #ECG #Changes
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Low EABV (e.g ... Aldosterone • ACEi/ARB ... #IntercellularShift
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Intercellular Shift - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift - Appropriate renal excretion (GFR,
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cell Lysis (e.g ... • Digoxin #Hyperkalemia ... #IntercellularShift
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... morphology of the ST segment ... called coved ST elevation ... exertional syncope) are ... #ECG #Diagnosis