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Posterior ECG Lead Placement #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Posterior #Lead #Placement #PosteriorMI #Instructions #ECGEducator
Posterior ECG Lead ... Placement #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... #Posterior #Lead ... #Placement #PosteriorMI
Posterior ECG leads (V7-V9) are applied by moving V4-V6 to under the left scapula.Purpose: To detect
Posterior ECG leads ... scapula.Purpose: To detect posterior ... lateral wall AMI #EM ... #Cardiology #Posterior ... #EKG #Lead #Placement
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Normal variant • Hypercalcemia ... the precordial leads ... JWave #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hypothermia
Einthoven's triangle is an imaginary formation of three limb leads in a triangle used in electrocardiography,
of three limb leads ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... depression in VI-V2 - posterior ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... Disorders: • Hyperkalemia ... no P waves • Hypercalcemia ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... elevation in aVR • Posterior ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
combination of hormonal ... postpartum: 🧬 Hormonal ... , selenium) Differential ... patients require LVAD ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology