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De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
ECG Pattern STEMI ... ) Upsloping ST elevation ... #DeWinter #TWaves ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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on EKG - Anterior ... before or after STEMI ... - look for ST elevation ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #cardiology
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
without meeting ST elevation ... • Hyperacute T Waves ... MyocardialInfarction #OMI #STEMI ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #ekg
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI - Elevation ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... #differential #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... STE: "Pardee's sign ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... #ST #STEMI #Segment ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Note there is ST depression in aVR, a true sign of Left Main occlusion.  Many
Many authors state ... that ST elevation ... aVR is a good ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #EKG
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... - starts below ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
narrow-based T Waves ... of conduction block ... • Pseudo-STEMI ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Widespread ST elevation ... - Widespread T wave ... Normalization Spodick's sign ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... 3 different P waves ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential