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Posterior ECG leads (V7-V9) are applied by moving V4-V6 to under the left scapula.Purpose: To detect
Posterior ECG leads ... associated with inferior ... lateral wall AMI #EM ... #EKG #Lead #Placement ... #ALiEM
Right sided ECG leads (V1R-V6R) are positioned in a mirror image fashion to the standard 12-lead
Right sided ECG ... (RV) infarcts #EM ... #Cardiology #RightSided ... #EKG #Lead #Placement ... #ALiEM
Hip Dislocation - Posterior dislocation (90%): Typically presents with hip flexed and adducted; 5-15% of posterior
with a femoral head ... Anterior dislocation ... externally rotated #Dagnosis ... #EM #Ortho #Hip ... Posterior #Diagram #ALiEM
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... in avL - early inferior ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #Equivalents #Interpretation
De Winter's T-waves in precordial leads and ST elevation in inferior leads.  There are already
in precordial leads ... and ST elevation ... in inferior leads ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #DeWinter
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
of PR in other leads ... left heart V5, V6 leads ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Now there is additional ST elevation in lateral leads, also diagnostic of STEMI. #Clinical #EM #Cardiology
is additional ST ... elevation in lateral leads ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
There is inferior ST elevation with reciprocal ST depression in aVL and  in lead I,
There is inferior ... ST elevation with ... in aVL and in lead ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... Inverted P Waves (in inferior ... @AmyChung #EKG ... #Interpretation ... #cardiology #diagnosis
The ECG shows ST elevation (STE) across the precordium, highest in V2 and V3. There are
The ECG shows ST ... elevation (STE) ... waves in those leads ... morphology") #Clinical #EM ... #Cardiology #EKG