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ST Elevation MI Criteria 
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI #Criteria #FOAMCast
ST Elevation MI ... Criteria #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
Acute Occlusion MI ... MyocardialInfarction #OMI #STEMI ... #equivalent #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #ekg
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
urgent treatment, STEMI ... is the default diagnosis ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
- Differential ... segment is the only ECG ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #cardiology ... myocardial #infarction #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
- Ischemia MI ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... MD @drcyncity #Differential ... imaging #patterns #MRI ... #Neurology #pathology ... #diseases #radiology
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
No prognostic value ... Osborn #JWave #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hypothermia
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... #CVA #stroke #workup ... #diagnosis #checklist ... #neurology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
on ECG • Conventional ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram