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Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... features of the EKG ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
The electrocardiogram in the ACS patient: high-risk electrocardiographic presentations lacking anatomically oriented ST-segment elevation

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG
electrocardiogram in the ACS ... oriented ST-segment elevation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Progression of EKG changes in ACS
 • Hyperacute T waves
 • ST depression and T waves
Progression of EKG ... changes in ACS ... changes • ST elevation ... #ACS #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #Timeline #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... : Differential diagnosis ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #differential # ... cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... Elevation of PR ... be present in all ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Cardiology
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - ... OMI vs STEMI - Differential ... segment is the only ECG ... #OMI #STEMI #Differential ... #Algorithm #cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... of the leads l, aVL ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential ... blocking drugs #STElevation ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE ... • Increased EC ... • Exogenous (KCL ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... pathophysiology #pharmacology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... Variable troponin elevation ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology