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ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
in acute myocardial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI ... #STElevation #Ischemic ... #Patterns
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
to the ER with chest ... pattern: 1. ... of Acute RCA Occlusion ... InferoPosterior transmural ischemia ... #Clinical #Cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
point • De Winter syndrome ... accompanied by chest ... deviation) • Acute ... ischemia in LVH ... #differential #cardiology
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Inflammatory pericardial syndrome ... ) pericarditic chest ... depression on ECG ... CMR). ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Early-repolarization pattern ... leads • S1Q3T3 pattern ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... Cheat Sheet ... detected on CT or CXR ... the underlying cause
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
pons • DWI+ in acute ... • +/- lactate elevation ... various imaging patterns ... (this case was ... #Clinical #MRI
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic ... , - regional ischemia ... cardiac output - Acute ... - Compartment syndrome ... peritonitis - Acute
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... • Negative for ischemic ... changes CXR: ... respiratory distress syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... of diagnosis (e.g ... . incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest