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Posterior STEMI by "flipping" the EKG

- BCM IM Residency @BCM_InternalMed

#Posterior #STEMI #flipping #flipped #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Posterior STEMI ... BCM_InternalMed #Posterior #STEMI ... flipping #flipped #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Proximal LAD STEMI on EKG

Pt required pressors to get to PCI.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Proximal #LAD #STEMI
Proximal LAD STEMI ... on EKG Pt required ... Proximal #LAD #STEMI ... #EKG #ECG #clinical ... #cardiology #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... • DDx: Acute STEMI ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
ECG of a 32-year-old lady with chest pain. 

Cath showed 100% proximal LAD Occlusion.
ECG of a 32-year-old ... ProximalLAD #Occlusion #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #Clinical ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Knuckle Sign on ECG - Acute Pericarditis

Electrocardiogram of a 68-year-old woman two days after coronary artery
Knuckle Sign on ... Electrocardiogram ... aVR #Knuckle #Sign ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #LeadAVR
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Here’s an ECG of ... STEMI Criteria misses ... Occlusion #Total #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Specific for critical ... Serial EKGS in pts ... #Wellens #Sign # ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Note there is ST depression in aVR, a true sign of Left Main occlusion.  Many
in aVR, a true sign ... sign of left main ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #STElevations #STE
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
Hyperkalemia on EKG ... counting of HR by EKG ... waves • Pseudo-STEMI ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... cardiology #diagnosis #clinical
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