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Myocardial infarction localization. A 12 lead EKG creates a 360 degree view of the electrical activity
A 12 lead EKG creates ... & aVL view the inferior ... heart (inferior ... V1 & V2 sit over ... #EKG #diagram #Electrocardiogram
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
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Equivalent - Left anterior ... descending (LAD ... 1) Upsloping ST ... (>= 1 mm) 2) ST ... in precordial leads
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... height of QRS in 2 leads ... in avL - early inferior ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
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 ... #Lead #Placement ... #ALiEM
Right sided ECG leads (V1R-V6R) are positioned in a mirror image fashion to the standard 12-lead
Right sided ECG ... leads (V1R-V6R) ... (RV) infarcts #EM ... Cardiology #RightSided #EKG ... #ALiEM
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
leads) RV Ischemia ... Right Precordial Leads ... (VI-V3) +/- Inferior ... ST-T Changes ... • STE in aVR +/-
De Winter's T-waves in precordial leads and ST elevation in inferior leads.  There are already
and ST elevation ... in inferior leads ... supplying the inferior ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #DeWinter
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... of PR in other leads ... left heart V5, V6 leads ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... IM #Cardiology #EKG
Femoral Head Fracture - Pipkin Classification #Dagnosis #EM #Ortho #Femoral #Fracture #Pipkin #Classification #Diagram #ALiEM
Femoral Head Fracture ... Classification #Dagnosis ... #EM #Ortho #Femoral ... Classification #Diagram #ALiEM