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Acute Pericarditis - EKG Changes

EKG Progression and Symptoms

#Acute #Pericarditis #Changes #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Clinical
Acute Pericarditis ... - EKG Changes ... EKG Progression ... Changes #EKG #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... presentation: Pseudo-acute ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... hypokinesia, associated pericarditis ... #Causes #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... intolerance • Chest ... pain, pericarditis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Cardiology
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... conditions: - Acute ... MI - Pericarditis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Lead #AVR
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on ... EKG Stage 1 - Widespread ... also be seen in acute ... #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Criteria Acute ... chest pain ... depression on ECG ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #criteria #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... , Tamponade EKG ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... in acute pericarditis ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... History and Exam Acute ... life-threatening causes ... : • Acute myocardial ... : • EKG • Bedside
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... Myocardium: - Myocarditis ... Pericardium: - Pericarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology