8 results
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Unstable/cardiogenic ... lab w/in 24 h: NSTEMI ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... #Inpatient #CathLab ... catheterization #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... • DDx: Acute STEMI ... diffuse PR dep) NSTEMI ... big R or R/S>I STEMI ... #STEMI #Equivalents
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Anterior wall STEMI ... , in Cardiogenic ... shock, ECG predicted ... LMCA #Angiogram #CathLab ... #clinical #cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Infarction  Ischemic ... Symptoms  EKG ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... or NSTEMI) Cardiogenic ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... STEMI - Elevation ... aVR • Posterior STEMI ... anterior leads) #STEMI ... #Equivalents #ECG
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
ECG of a 55-year-old ... to the ER with chest ... InferoPosterior transmural ischemia ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #InferoPosterior
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
of myocardial ischemia ... give someone 500 mcg ... The table below ... Type2 #Definition #NSTEMI ... #Comparison #Table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Highest metabolic equivalent ... history of: a) Ischemic ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest