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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
ECG characteristics of early repolarization
 - The ST segment elevations are concave and most pronounced in
ECG characteristics ... occur on the same ECG ... In case of chest ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Early #Repolarization
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
apical ballooning) cardiomyopathy ... Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... close relative, ECG ... diaphragmatic segments ... Focal #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy
Hyperkalemia shortens repolarization; changes in the T wave provide the earliest clues to hyperpotassemia.
 - At
repolarization causes ... in conduction causes ... diminished and ST segment ... #Hyperkalemia #EKG ... #ECG #Changes #
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS 78 ... of chest pain ECG ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... voltage Other Causes ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... morphology of the ST segment ... syncope, can be caused ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG ... #ECG #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
bradycardia • Sinus pauses ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Classification #Table #Causes
Chest pain, good story, but nonspecific ECG? Do a bedside echo: regional WMAs support your case
but nonspecific ECG ... WMAs support your case ... Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS