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Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
, Aortic dissection ... Equivalents / Don't ... Miss Signs of Ischemia ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #STEMI #Equivalents
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
a plane shows all ... "Mercedes Benz Sign ... #mercedes #sign ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #cardiology
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... Echocardiogram STEMI ... on EKG: check the ... Echocardiogram #cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... V2 • Wellens sign ... of the leads l, aVL ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #differential #cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... from LMCA into aortic ... Angiogram #CathLab #clinical ... #cardiology #fluoroscopy
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... STE: "Pardee's sign ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Highest metabolic equivalent ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
pressure overload (all ... triangular (V cutoff sign ... functional #TR #tricuspid ... regurgitation #3D #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus