11 results
11 unforgettable ECG patterns strongly suggestive of coronary occlusion #Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #Patterns #Coronary #Occlusion
patterns strongly ... suggestive of coronary ... occlusion #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Patterns ... DeWinter #Sgarbossa #STEMI
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
- Differential Algorithm ... segment is the only ECG ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #cardiology #occlusionMI ... infarction #diagnosis #coronary
Recommendations for initial management of Unstable Angina/NSTEMI

Flowchart for class I and class lla recommendations for initial
Unstable Angina/NSTEMI ... aspirin; CABG, coronary ... , glycoprotein Ilb ... UnstableAngina #Management #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #Medication
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
Hyperkalemia on EKG ... "Mild" Hyperkalemia ... waves • Pseudo-STEMI ... / Brugada-like pattern ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Left Main Coronary ... thrombi”. 55 year old ... Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... CathLab #clinical #cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... place IMPELLA Coronary ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
ECG of a 55-year-old ... pattern: 1. ... It’s a classic pattern ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #InferoPosterior
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
have specific patterns ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
shows diffuse areas ... and some mosaic pattern ... smoking #Clinical #Radiology ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant