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Proximal LAD STEMI on EKG

Pt required pressors to get to PCI.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Proximal #LAD #STEMI
on EKG Pt required ... #STEMI #EKG #ECG ... #clinical #cardiology ... #Electrocardiogram ... #Anterior
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
Flutter on EKG ... • Inferior leads ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
becoming acute anterior ... maker' lesion Typically ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
Winter T Wave ECG ... Equivalent - Left anterior ... descending (LAD ... DeWinter #TWaves #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
Right) Flutter Typical ... Atypical atrial ... appearance on ECG ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
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Multifocal Atrial ... Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG ... morphologies in the same lead ... Tachycardia #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Isthmus Independent Atrial Flutter
 • Rapid atrial activity without typical inferior sawtooth waves suggests CTI-independent flutter
activity without typical ... inferior sawtooth ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - EKG Characteristics
Typical EKG findings may include:
 • Deep and narrow Q waves
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - EKG ... EKG findings may ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #EKG ... #ecg #clinical ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: Sawtooth waves (fast up, slow down; "negative")
) Atrial Flutter ... on EKGInferior ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
 • Inferior leads: "Positive" waves often notched (usually not
Flutter on EKG ... • Inferior leads ... Flutter #aflutter #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical