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Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Modified Sgarbossa ... 3) Implement Modified ... Criteria - Suspect STEMI ... b) Concordant STD ... Sgarbossa #Criteria #Modified
ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
ST depression & ... wave inversion causes ... Differential #TWI #STD
Causes of ST Elevation in ECG

#STElevation #STEMI #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Causes #Differential #ABCHELP #Mnemonic
Causes of ST Elevation ... #STElevation #STEMI ... Electrocardiogram #Causes ... Differential #ABCHELP #Mnemonic
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria for diagnosing STEMI in the presence of a LBBB If there is concordant
Modified Sgarbossa ... for diagnosing STEMI ... is concordant ST ... B: Concordant STD ... Cardiology #Sgarbossa #Modified
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
: “Nonspecific ST ... STE in II, III, ... Reciprocal STD in ... STD in V2 (posterior ... Cardiology #EKG #STEMI
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... • Conventional STEMI ... aVR • Posterior STEMI ... Sgarbossa criterion 3 (modified ... anterior leads) #STEMI
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
Pharyngeal tularemia • STDs ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
ST segment elevation ... Concave ST segment ... less likely to be caused ... the underlying cause ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology

 - Neonatal Transmission -> Direct contact of patient mucosa with mother's infected mucosa while
antibodies and causes ... Pathophysiology #STDs ... #PrimaryCare #STIs
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... Opposing leads ST ... voltage Other Causes ... #STEMI #Segment