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Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
box wide, can be ... new/old infarct STEMI ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
T Waves: Benign Early Repolarization vs Hyperacute T Waves vs Peaked T Waves 

BER = Notching
T Waves: Benign ... Peaked T Waves BER ... #EKG #cardiology ... #Electrocardiogram ... #BER #BenignEarlyRepolarization
Benign Early Repolarization (BER) on EKG
 • Widespread concave STE most prominent in mid-to-left precordium (V2-V5)
Benign Early Repolarization ... (BER) on EKG ... Repolarization #BER ... #EKG #ECG #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Here’s an ECG of ... segment should be ... STEMI Criteria misses ... Occlusion #Total #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
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
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on EKG ... Normalization Spodick's sign ... Can also be seen ... #Pericarditis #EKG ... #ECG #electrocardiogram
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... #EKG #diagnosis ... differential #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... : "Pardee's sign ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... STElevation #ST #STEMI ... #ekg #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 ... presented to the ER ... STE in II, III, ... Clinical #Cardiology #EKG ... #STEMI #InferoPosterior
Mid Left Circumflex STEMI on ECG

This patient who had cp for 1 hour had a 100%
Left Circumflex STEMI ... It should be humbling ... how subtle an EKG ... frequently missed stemi ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram