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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 ... #STEMI #ECG #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Causes #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Elevations - ACUTE STEMI ... ) - BRUGADA SIGN ... SPIKED HELMET SIGN ... #STSegment #STElevation ... #STEMI #Differential
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
So ANY ST Elevation ... have ’relative elevation ... STEMI Criteria misses ... - Sam Ghali, M.D ... Total #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... STE: "Pardee's sign ... blocking drugs #STElevation ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... • Conventional STEMI ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... differential #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Hyperkalemia EKG - K of 8.5

Here’s an #ECG of a man with ROSC after cardiac arrest

Computer
Hyperkalemia EKG ... Computer is calling STEMI ... classic “Pseudo-STEMI ... - Sam Ghali, M.D ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
LAD
IWMI
LAHB
RAD
[PHB
RVH
Lateral wall infarct
Lead reversal
Dextrocardia
Wide ORS
RBBB - terminal delay
[BBB
IVED
WPW = delta wave
Hyperkalemia
Type l antiarrhythmic drugs
Pacemaker
ST elevation
Early repolarization
= delta wave Hyperkalemia ... AcutE STEMI Variant ... hypertrophy Sinus pause ... Sinus arrest SA ... LBBB #IVED #WPW #Hyperkalemia
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
enzyme 21-OHase causes ... wasting crisis & hyperkalemia ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... : • Hyperkalemia ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
out of cells may cause ... To prevent hypokalemia ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... acidosis - CPK elevation ... Hypocalcemia - Hyperkalemia ... differential #diagnosis #causes