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Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia ... Miss Signs of Ischemia ... have no pain - LAD ... avR - proximal LAD ... Wong @mchlwng #Ischemia
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
: “Nonspecific ST ... Reciprocal STD in ... STD in V2 (posterior ... InferoPosterior transmural ischemia ... Cardiology #EKG #STEMI
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
acute myocardial ischemia ... acute transmural ischemia ... to be caused by ischemia ... probability of ischemia ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Discordance" = ST ... Criteria - Suspect STEMI ... > 1 mm in any lead ... b) Concordant STD ... wave > 25% in any lead
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
ECG Pattern STEMI ... anterior descending (LAD ... 1) Upsloping ST ... (>= 1 mm) 2) ST
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria for diagnosing STEMI in the presence of a LBBB If there is concordant
for diagnosing STEMI ... is concordant ST ... or a discordant ST ... ≥ 1mm (in any lead ... B: Concordant STD
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
with 100% Acute LAD ... RBBB normally has ST ... an isolectric ST ... STEMI Criteria misses ... @EM_RESUS #LAD
Reperfusion Management of Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation (STEMI)

#STEMI #PCI #Fibrinolysis #Transfer #Reperfusion #Algorithm #Timeline #Cardiology
Infarction with ST-segment ... Elevation (STEMI ... ) #STEMI #PCI ... #Reperfusion #Algorithm
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI ... - Differential Algorithm ... The name STEMI ... believe that the ST ... #Differential #Algorithm
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Infarction  Ischemic ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... ACTIVATE CATH LAB ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Algorithm