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Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Criteria - Suspect STEMI ... V1-V3 c) STE ... Diagnosis #Checklist #EKG ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
women • DDx: Acute ... in V1, unless LBBB ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
patient with 100% Acute ... Remember that RBBB ... STEMI Criteria misses ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
Acute Occlusion ... MyocardialInfarction #OMI #STEMI ... equivalent #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #ekg
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Incomplete or Complete RBBB ... ST-T Changes • STE ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
- with fixed BBB ... • Ventricular pacing ... • Electrocardiogram ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... morphology similar to LBBB ... STElevation #ST #STEMI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Brugada 1 - Coved STE ... (<360ms) PE: RBBB ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
ECG of a 55-year-old ... STE in II, III, ... classic pattern of Acute ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #InferoPosterior
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... deviation) • Acute ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram