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Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... Elevations - ACUTE ... HELMET SIGN #STSegment ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Emergency
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
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
patients with ST elevations ... Cardiology #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Elevation - Differential ... elevation (concave ... elevation in V1 ... elevation, or both ... #Elevation #differential
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Conventional STEMI - Elevation ... of ST segment at ... in a convex ST-segment ... indistinguishable from ST-segment ... EKG #diagnosis #differential
ELEVATION Mnemonic for Causes of ST Segment Elevation

E - Electrolyte Abnormalities
L - Left Bundle Branch Block
E
for Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation E ... Vasospasm #ELEVATION ... Cardiology #ST #Elevation ... #STElevation #Differential
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Exertional Heat Stroke: EMERGENCY ... acidosis - CPK elevation ... heat #illness #differential
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
by a coved ST-segment ... elevation in the ... especially helpful in emergency ... #cardiology #differential ... echocardiogram #syncope #emergency