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The electrocardiogram in the ACS patient: high-risk electrocardiographic presentations lacking anatomically oriented ST-segment elevation

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG
electrocardiogram in the ACS ... patient: high-risk ... ST-segment elevation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #Equivalents
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
(+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... a HEART score: ... - History - EKG ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
HEART Score and MACE
History
ECG
Age
Risk factors
Troponin
LOW RISK = HEART score ≤ 3

#HEART #Score #MACE #cardiology #diagnosis #risk
HEART Score and ... MACE History ECG ... Age Risk factors ... #MACE #cardiology ... #diagnosis #risk
Limb Lead Reversal
In order to understand why the leads look the way they do, we must
/aVF/aVR are all ... activity of the heart ... should help: #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #LimbLeads
Pacemaker Identification Algorithm

For more assistance check out this free application that uses AI to identify from
Jacob S et al. ... Cardiac Rhythm Device ... Heart Rhythm 2011 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Radiology #CXR
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... especially left heart ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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and Workup Algorithm ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... : • EKG • Bedside ... Serial troponin; HEART ... #Algorithm #workup
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocardial infarction localization. A 12 lead EKG creates a 360 degree view of the electrical activity
A 12 lead EKG creates ... leads, again; all ... #EKG #diagram #Electrocardiogram ... EinthovenTriangle #Cardiac ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology
HEART Score allows us to risk stratify low risk chest pain patients and get them out
us to risk stratify ... low risk chest ... Here it is in all ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology