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

1) Upsloping
Equivalent - Left anterior ... 1) Upsloping ST ... (>= 1 mm) 2) ST ... #DeWinter #TWaves ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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on EKG - Anterior ... - 2% of left anterior ... STEMI - look for ST ... - Upsloping ST ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Pulmonary Embolism on EKG

- Dr. Josh Farkas  @PulmCrit

Note Right Axis Deviation, T-Wave Inversion on Inferior
Axis Deviation, T-Wave ... Inversion on Inferior ... and Anterior Leads ... Pulmonary #Embolism #AcutePE ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
De Winter's T-waves in precordial leads and ST elevation in inferior leads.  There are already
elevation in inferior ... supplying the inferior ... addition to the anterior ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #DeWinter
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
sign A - Biphasic anterior ... Deeply inverted anterior ... asymmetrical, broad-based anterior ... deviation) • Acute ... inversions in the anterior
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... findings in acute ... • Dominant R Wave ... Leads (VI-V3) +/- Inferior ... diagnosis #cardiology #electrocardiogram
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(in inferior leads ... Septal (V1-2) • Anterior ... aVL, V5-6) • Inferior ... @AmyChung #EKG ... #Electrocardiogram
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
week of becoming acute ... anterior wall MI ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... women • DDx: Acute ... in avL - early inferior ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
without typical inferior ... sawtooth waves ... suggests CTI-independent ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram