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Patterns of Ischemia T-Waves on ECG

However, there are more kinds of ischemia than just STEMI and
than just STEMI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #NSTEMI ... #Ischemic #Ischemia ... #HyperacuteT #Table
Distinguishing Between Benign Early repolarization vs STEMI on EKG
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Repolarization #STEMI #Comparison #Table
repolarization vs STEMI ... on EKG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #STEMI #Comparison ... #Table #ALiEM
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Unstable Angina, NSTEMI ... , STEMI 1 STABLE ... - A STEMI is ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Unstable #Angina #NSTEMI
However, there are more kinds of ischemia than just STEMI and many of these can be
more kinds of ischemia ... than just STEMI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... • DDx: Acute STEMI ... big R or R/S>I STEMI ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #STEMI #Equivalents
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
acute myocardial ischemia ... acute transmural ischemia ... to be caused by ischemia ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Infarction  Ischemic ... Symptoms  EKG ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... or NSTEMI) Cardiogenic ... DCSI #Initiative #Management
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... STEMI - Elevation ... aVR • Posterior STEMI ... anterior leads) #STEMI ... #EKG #diagnosis
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
of myocardial ischemia ... The table below ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial ... Type2 #Definition #NSTEMI ... #Comparison #Table
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... • Negative for ischemic ... pulmonary edema • Bowel ... #cardiology