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Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... - ACUTE STEMI ... - PULMONARY EMBOLISM ... - LBBB (PACEMAKER ... #STSegment #STElevation
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework STEMI ... morphology similar to LBBB ... complex Pulmonary Embolism ... blocking drugs #STElevation
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
ST segment elevation ... in acute myocardial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI ... #STElevation #Ischemic
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 ... So ANY ST Elevation ... have ’relative elevation ... STEMI Criteria misses
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
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Sinus tachycardia 
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Complete or incomplete RBBB 
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Embolism - Sinus ... or incomplete RBBB ... , including ST elevation ... #AcutePE #HighRisk ... #Diagnosis
3 ECG patterns for Acute Occlusion MI (OMI) without meeting ST elevation criteria
 • Posterior MI
Acute Occlusion ... without meeting ST elevation ... MyocardialInfarction #OMI #STEMI ... #equivalent #diagnosis ... #ekg
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Embolism The sensitivity ... ST-T Changes • STE ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... women • DDx: Acute ... STEMI, Aortic dissection ... in V1, unless LBBB ... #EKG #diagnosis
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI - Elevation ... with 1-2 mm ST elevation ... modified) - ST elevation ... deviation) • Acute ... #EKG #diagnosis
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria for diagnosing STEMI in the presence of a LBBB If there is concordant
Sgarbossa Criteria for diagnosing ... STEMI in the presence ... of a LBBB If there ... discordant ST elevation ... > 0.25 S #Diagnosis