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The electrocardiogram in the ACS patient: high-risk electrocardiographic presentations lacking anatomically oriented ST-segment elevation

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG
The electrocardiogram ... in the ACS patient ... : high-risk electrocardiographic ... ST-segment elevation #Diagnosis ... #EKG #STEMI #Equivalents
Pacemaker Identification Algorithm

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Identification Algorithm ... Jacob S et al. ... Identification Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Radiology #CXR
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
diffuse STE, diffuse PR ... wave inversion in avL ... Ischemia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... are not a major risk ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
J point • De Winter ... of the leads l, aVL ... Equivalents #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
TiMi and GRACE Risk ... coronary syndrome; Cr ... creatinine; ECG, electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Risk #Scores #
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... Other: Electrocardiogram ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
• Lateral (I + aVL ... Normal: Upright in all ... with increased risk ... Interpretation #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework STEMI ... • PR-segment ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
mg/dL or > 25 % rise ... interventional radiology ... - Occurs after CAR-T ... speech changes (CAR-T ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis