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Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... Elevations - ACUTE ... EMBOLISM - LBBB ... #STElevation #STEMI ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
What are the original Sgarbossa Criteria?
- Concordant ST-segment elevation ≥ 1 mm in any lead =
Concordant ST-segment ... elevation ≥ 1 mm ... elevation ≥ 5 mm ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Sgarbossa #Criteria #LBBB
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
patients with ST elevations ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
ELEVATION Mnemonic for Causes of ST Segment Elevation

E - Electrolyte Abnormalities
L - Left Bundle Branch Block
E
ELEVATION Mnemonic ... Elevation E ... #Mnemonic #Cardiology ... #ST #Elevation ... #STElevation #Differential
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Elevation - Differential ... elevation in V1 ... morphology similar to LBBB ... #Elevation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Remember that RBBB ... So ANY ST Elevation ... isolectric ST segment ... have ’relative elevation ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology
Reperfusion Management of Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation (STEMI)

#STEMI #PCI #Fibrinolysis #Transfer #Reperfusion #Algorithm #Timeline #Cardiology
Infarction with ST-segment ... Elevation (STEMI ... #Reperfusion #Algorithm ... #Timeline #Cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Conventional STEMI - Elevation ... with 1-2 mm ST elevation ... modified) - ST elevation ... EKG #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
What is the new modified Sgarbossa Criteria?
- Concordant ST-segment elevation ≥ 1 mm in any lead
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Concordant ST-segment ... elevation ≥ 1 mm ... Concordant ST-segment ... 0.25 #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Criteria #STSRatio #LBBB
Recommendations for initial management of Unstable Angina/NSTEMI

Flowchart for class I and class lla recommendations for initial
angina/non— ST-segment ... elevation myocardial ... UnstableAngina #Management #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #Medication