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De Winter T Wave ECG Pattern 
STEMI Equivalent - Left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion 

1) Upsloping
ECG Pattern STEMI ... ) Upsloping ST elevation ... in aVR (>= 1 mm ... #DeWinter #TWaves ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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before or after STEMI ... - look for ST elevation ... in aVR (0.5-1mm ... FOAMfrat #DeWinter #TWaves ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Framework STEMI ... , not in aVL • ... , not in aVL, when ... lateral leads (I, aVL ... #diagnosis #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 ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Elevation of PR ... be present in all ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI - Elevation ... in aVR • Posterior ... of the leads l, aVL ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... in aVR Poor R wave ... • Lateral (I + aVL ... leads except aVR ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
leads with STE in avR ... inversion - STE avR ... inversion in avL ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #Interpretation
Left Anterior Fascicular Block on EKG
 • Left axis deviation (LAD) (-45 degrees to -90 degrees)
on EKG • Left ... in leads I and aVL ... leads II, Ill, aVF ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
pain Computer interpretation ... Reciprocal STD in I & aVL ... in aVL 5. ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #InferoPosterior