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EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... in relation to ECG ... Leads (VI-V3) +/- Inferior ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #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 ... Recognize this #ECG ... Hyperacute Inferior ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #InferoPosterior
Inferior MI with Right Ventricular (RV) Wall Involvement #Clinical #Cardiology #EKG #Inferior #RV #RightVentricular #STEMI #ECGEducator
Inferior MI with ... Right Ventricular (RV ... Involvement #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #Inferior ... #STEMI #ECGEducator
Acute Inferior AMI with Right Ventricular Involvement #Clinical #Cardiology #EKG #Inferior #RV #RightVentricular #STEMI #ECGEducator
Acute Inferior AMI ... Involvement #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #Inferior ... #RV #RightVentricular ... #STEMI #ECGEducator
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... in avL - early inferior ... depression in V2 - RV ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Left Main Coronary ... old male with Anterior ... wall STEMI, in ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... CathLab #clinical #cardiology
There is inferior ST elevation with reciprocal ST depression in aVL and  in lead I,
There is inferior ... suggestive of STEMI ... There is RV conduction ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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≤ 0.9 predicts RV ... in-hospital mortality in inferior ... dysfunction. e.g ... forward flow. e.g ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... anteroseptal and inferior ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram