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ST Elevation MI Criteria 
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI #Criteria #FOAMCast
ST Elevation MI ... Criteria #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
Acute Occlusion MI ... • Posterior MI ... MyocardialInfarction #OMI #STEMI ... #equivalent #diagnosis ... #ecg #ekg
T-Wave ECG changes in Hyperkalemia vs Hyperacute MI
 - Hyperkalemia: Increased height, without increase area
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vs Hyperacute MI ... fazalabul #TWaves #ECG ... Hyperkalemia #Hyperacute #MI ... #clinical #cardiology ... #comparison
Acute Inferoposterior Wall MI With Complete AV Block #Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Inferoposterior #STEMI #AVBlock #ECGEducator
Inferoposterior Wall MI ... Complete AV Block #Clinical ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Inferoposterior ... #STEMI #AVBlock
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
- Ischemia MI ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... early inferior MI ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
MRI Brain Sequence ... Comparison: T1 ... T1 #T2 #FLAIR #MRI ... #clinical #radiology ... #diagnosis #neurology
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
type-I vs. type-II MI ... relying heavily on clinical ... give someone 500 mcg ... probably a type-2 MI ... probably a type-1 MI
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... POCUS) to CT or MRI ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Limitations #Comparison
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical • ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on EKG ... seen in acute MI ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical