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Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
urgent treatment, STEMI ... patients with ST elevations ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
without meeting ST elevation ... criteria • Posterior ... MyocardialInfarction #OMI #STEMI ... #equivalent #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... for ST Segment Elevations ... BRUGADA SIGN (SYNDROME ... #STEMI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI - Elevation ... point • De Winter syndrome ... in aVR • Posterior ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
- Differential ... segment is the only ECG ... Algorithm #cardiology ... myocardial #infarction #diagnosis ... #coronary #syndrome
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... STEMI: • Upsloping ... #Elevation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... depression in VI-V2 - posterior ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
60 (1) Sinus bradycardia ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... #Tachycardia #Bradycardia ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
bone marrow or stem ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... • EEG: With persistent
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (V1, V4R) • Posterior ... hypokalaemia or bradycardia ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... #diagnosis #system