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Causes of ST Elevation in ECG

#STElevation #STEMI #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Causes #Differential #ABCHELP #Mnemonic
Causes of ST Elevation ... in ECG #STElevation ... Electrocardiogram #Causes
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
ST segment elevation ... in acute myocardial ... strongly suggest acute ... the underlying cause ... ECG #EKG #STEMI #STElevation
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... weeks following an acute ... voltage Other Causes ... Post-cardioversion • Acute ... blocking drugs #STElevation
ELEVATION Mnemonic for Causes of ST Segment Elevation

E - Electrolyte Abnormalities
L - Left Bundle Branch Block
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ELEVATION Mnemonic ... for Causes of ST ... Hypertrophy A - Acute ... Mnemonic #Cardiology #ST ... #Elevation #STElevation
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
patient with 100% Acute ... RBBB normally has ST ... So ANY ST Elevation ... an isolectric ST ... have ’relative elevation
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
elevation in aVR ... elevation ≥ 0.1 ... elevation with ... deviation) • Acute ... elevation >25%
Reperfusion Management of Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation (STEMI)

#STEMI #PCI #Fibrinolysis #Transfer #Reperfusion #Algorithm #Timeline #Cardiology
Infarction with ST-segment ... Elevation (STEMI ... #Reperfusion #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Diagnosis for ST ... Elevations - ACUTE ... #STSegment #STElevation
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
ECG patterns for Acute ... without meeting ST ... elevation criteria
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Acute myocardial ... infarction: ST ... refractory to • aVR ST ... • Multilead ST ... (AVRT) in WPW: ST