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ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
acute myocardial ischemia ... acute transmural ischemia ... by ischemia (Figure ... probability of ischemia ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Atrial Fibrillation ... - Diagnosis, Causes ... embolism - Ischemia ... Fibrillation #AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... cardio-pulmonary symptoms ... leads) RV Ischemia ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... moderate or severe ischemia ... unfamiliar with the ISCHEMIA ... on results of ISCHEMIA ... /alenghat/ #ISCHEMIA
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia ... signs of cardiac ischaemia ... factors for cardiac ischaemia ... possible. ❺ If ischaemia ... #Cardiac #Ischemia
"The majority of cases of acute mesenteric ischemia are the result of acute arterial occlusion resulting
The majority of cases ... acute mesenteric ischemia ... (particularly atrial ... SuperiorMesentericArtery #clinical ... #Diagnosis #InferiorMesentericArtery
Major electrocardiogram findings induced by left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
An increase in left ventricular mass augments the
subendocardial ischemia ... abnormalities in left atrial ... delay or actual atrial ... #EKG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Electrocardiogram
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... #Nonlschemic #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... • Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... 300 = NSVT EKG
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Cannot Abduct • Ischemia ... unreactive pupil • Ischemia ... looking medially • Ischemia