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LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
LAD Coronary Artery ... hour, Ant/Sept STEMI ... on EKG. ... LAD #Coronary #Artery ... #Echocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... • DDx: Acute STEMI ... , Aortic dissection ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... #EKG #diagnosis
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with CP&SOB after ... EKG: afib, twi I ... rwp with 1-2mm ste ... #Aorta #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... Type A Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... STEMI on EKG ... #DoubleValve #Sign
Knuckle Sign on ECG - Acute Pericarditis

Electrocardiogram of a 68-year-old woman two days after coronary artery
Knuckle Sign on ... woman two days after ... coronary artery ... effusion seen on an echocardiogram ... aVR #Knuckle #Sign
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
waves in opposite direction ... Criteria - Suspect STEMI ... a) Concordant STE ... V1-V3 c) STE ... Diagnosis #Checklist #EKG
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... at (or 40-60 ms after ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... #EKG #diagnosis
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... : "Pardee's sign ... • Epicardial artery ... • Acute aortic dissection ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Myocardial infarction:
Classified into 5 types based on etiology and circumstances:

Type 1: Spontaneous MI caused by ischemia
fissuring; coronary dissection ... , coronary artery ... intervention (signs ... with coronary artery ... bypass grafting (signs
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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deficits • Temporal artery ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... Stroke, carotid dissection ... CNS infection (e.g