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Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... - J point STE > ... have no pain - LAD ... avR - proximal LAD
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 ... #STEMI #InferoPosterior
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Discordance" = ST ... Criteria - Suspect STEMI ... b) Concordant STD ... V1-V3 c) STE ... electrocardiogram #ecg
ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
ST depression & ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... Differential #TWI #STD
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Winter T Wave 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 ... So ANY ST Elevation ... an isolectric ST ... STEMI Criteria misses
Causes of ST Elevation in ECG

#STElevation #STEMI #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Causes #Differential #ABCHELP #Mnemonic
Causes of ST Elevation ... in ECG #STElevation ... #STEMI #ECG #EKG
ST Elevation MI Criteria 
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI #Criteria #FOAMCast
ST Elevation MI ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI
The electrocardiogram in the ACS patient: high-risk electrocardiographic presentations lacking anatomically oriented ST-segment elevation

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG
anatomically oriented ST-segment ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #Equivalents