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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs) Elevation ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... #LFTs #Elevation
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
for ST Segment Elevations ... EMBOLISM - LBBB ... #STSegment #STElevation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Diagnosis of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Left Bundle Branch Block With the ST-Elevation
Diagnosis of ST-Elevation ... Block With the ST-Elevation ... 2012 #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Modified #Criteria #LBBB
What are the original Sgarbossa Criteria?
- Concordant ST-segment elevation ≥ 1 mm in any lead =
Concordant ST-segment elevation ... Discordant ST-segment elevation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Sgarbossa #Criteria #LBBB
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 ... have ’relative elevation ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology
The modified Sgarbossa Rule uses proportions to identify acute AMI in the setting of ST-elevations in
setting of ST-elevations ... in LBBB - Ratio ... of ST-elevation ... Diagnosis #EM #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
of ST Segment Elevation ... Diffuse ST-segment elevation ... morphology similar to LBBB ... STEMI #Segment #Elevation ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
What is the new modified Sgarbossa Criteria?
- Concordant ST-segment elevation ≥ 1 mm in any lead
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Concordant ST-segment elevation ... 0.25 #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Criteria #STSRatio #LBBB
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria for diagnosing STEMI in the presence of a LBBB If there is concordant
presence of a LBBB ... discordant ST elevation ... S #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Modified #Criteria #LBBB