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ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
less likely to be caused ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI ... #STElevation #Ischemic
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Winter T Wave ECG ... Pattern STEMI ... Equivalent - Left ... DeWinter #TWaves #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
ECG of a 55-year-old ... Recognize this #ECG ... Hyperacute Inferior ... transmural ischemia ... #EKG #STEMI #InferoPosterior
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... in avL - early inferior ... depression in V2 - RV ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #STEMI #Equivalents
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... on ECG • Conventional ... STEMI - Elevation ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... EKG is helpful in ... evaluating for other causes ... leads) RV Ischemia ... Leads (VI-V3) +/- Inferior
There is inferior ST elevation with reciprocal ST depression in aVL and  in lead I,
There is inferior ... ST elevation with ... There is RV conduction ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... anteroseptal and inferior ... #ST #STEMI #Segment ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram