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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Myocardial injury (ST elevation ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Causes of ST Elevation in ECG

#STElevation #STEMI #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Causes #Differential #ABCHELP #Mnemonic
Causes of ST Elevation ... in ECG #STElevation ... #STEMI #ECG #EKG
Hyperkalemia Management
Pseudohyperkalemia: 1. Hemolyzed sample 2. Blood drawn from a site/line where potassium or TPN is
Hyperkalemia Management ... • Order a STAT EKG ... stabilize heart if EKG ... or in severe K elevation ... #Hyperkalemia #Management
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
ST segment elevation ... ischemia ST segment elevations ... Concave ST segment elevations ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #STElevation
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
patients with ST elevations ... features of the EKG ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #STElevation
Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion on ECG

- aVR ST segment elevation > 1 mm 
- aVR
Artery Occlusion on ECG ... aVR ST segment elevation ... aVR ST segment elevation ... > ST segment elevation ... #EKG #Diagnosis
ST Elevation MI Criteria 
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI #Criteria #FOAMCast
ST Elevation MI ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #STElevationMI
The electrocardiogram in the ACS patient: high-risk electrocardiographic presentations lacking anatomically oriented ST-segment elevation

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG
oriented ST-segment elevation ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #STEMI #Equivalents
ECG characteristics in Brugada Syndrome
 a. Broad P wave with some PQ prolongation
 b. J point
ECG characteristics ... J point elevation ... type ST segment elevation ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Brugada #
Progression of EKG changes in ACS
 • Hyperacute T waves
 • ST depression and T waves
Progression of EKG ... changes • ST elevation ... #Progression #EKG ... #ACS #ECG #electrocardiogram