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ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
ST depression & ... wave inversion causes ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... Differential #TWI #STD
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
ECG of a 55-year-old ... Recognize this #ECG ... Reciprocal STD in ... STD in V2 (posterior ... Clinical #Cardiology #EKG
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 ... Electrocardiogram #Causes
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Discordance" = ST ... b) Concordant STD ... V1-V3 c) STE ... Diagnosis #Checklist #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... specificity for EKG ... evaluating for other causes ... • Non-specific ST-T ... Changes • STE
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Death Syndrome (SIDS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology

 - Neonatal Transmission -> Direct contact of patient mucosa with mother's infected mucosa while
antibodies and causes ... Molecular Mimicry (e.g ... Pathophysiology #STDs ... #PrimaryCare #STIs
Benign Early Repolarization (BER) on EKG
 • Widespread concave STE most prominent in mid-to-left precordium (V2-V5)
Repolarization (BER) on EKG ... Widespread concave STE ... No reciprocal STD ... Repolarization #BER #EKG ... #ECG #diagnosis
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
ST segment elevation ... less likely to be caused ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #STElevation
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
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repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... diminished and ST ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... Progression #Table