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Acute Coronary Syndrome - Management Algorithm
 • STEMI
 • NSTEMI (Troponin Positive) / Unstable Angina (UA,
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... - Management Algorithm ... • STEMINSTEMI ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... , STEMI 1 STABLE ... thrombus formation causes ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
3 ECG patterns for ... Acute Occlusion ... MyocardialInfarction #OMI #STEMI ... equivalent #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #ecg
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
segment elevation in acute ... strongly suggest acute ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... women • DDx: Acute ... #Ischemia #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
- Differential Algorithm ... The name STEMI ... segment is the only ECG ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #cardiology #occlusionMI
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Here’s an ECG of ... patient with 100% Acute ... STEMI Criteria misses ... Occlusion #Total #ECG ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Acute Inferoposterior Myocardial Infarction #Clinical #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Inferoposterior #STEMI #ECGEducator
Acute Inferoposterior ... Infarction #Clinical #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... Inferoposterior #STEMI
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... 200ms from longer pause ... 2º - Mobitz I ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... findings in acute ... evaluating for other causes ... in relation to ECG ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology