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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
ruptures and a thrombus ... rapidly over a short ... plaque rupture and thrombus ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
“Mother of all ... Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... from LMCA into aortic ... Angiogram #CathLab #clinical
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Parasternal Short ... a plane shows all ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
EKG: afib, twi I ... & aVL, poor rwp ... Labeled Schematic ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #PLAX
Apical Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX and PSAX

What is the structure indicated by the arrow?
Resolution:
and PSAX What ... the parasternal short ... Labeled Schematic ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Axis (PSAX) at ... the level of the Aortic ... helps assess for aortic ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Echocardiogram STEMI ... on EKG: check the ... Can you spot the ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #plax
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
, Aortic dissection ... deWinter T waves - starts ... wave inversion in avL ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic ... STElevation #ST #STEMI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Echocardiogram Short-Axis ... View (PSAX) 48 ... MRI, CT TAP are all ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #clinical #cardiology