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Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
OMI vs STEMI - Differential ... segment is the only ECG ... #OMI #STEMI #Differential ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... infarction #diagnosis #coronary
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... : Pseudo-acute coronary ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... TIMI III flow in all ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
July 2015 the ACC ... activation for coronary ... Comatose #CathLab #NSTEMI ... Stratfication #Management #Cardiology ... #CriticalCare
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
“Mother of all ... Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... Angiogram #CathLab #clinical ... #cardiology #fluoroscopy
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
ECGs - Ischemia MI ... wave inversion in avL ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... “one size fits all ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... “one size fits all ... #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... : Amyloidosis (AL ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
meniscus on the coronal ... The "double PCL ... Differential diagnosis ... BucketHandle #Tear #knee #mri ... #clinical #Radiology