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Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
urgent treatment, STEMI ... patients with ST ... However, there are features ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #STSegment #Differential
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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- Anterior OMI ... - 2% of left anterior ... before or after STEMI ... segment - ST depression ... #diagnosis #cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
on ECG • Conventional ... of ST segment at ... transitioning in a convex ST-segment ... indistinguishable from ST-segment ... #differential #
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
- Differential ... believe that the ST ... segment is the ... only ECG finding ... Algorithm #cardiology
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... Elevation of PR segment ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... #Spodick #ECGEducator
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... anteroseptal and inferior ... #STEMI #Segment ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... in avL - early inferior ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Now there is additional ST elevation in lateral leads, also diagnostic of STEMI. #Clinical #EM #Cardiology
is additional ST ... diagnostic of STEMI ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
There is inferior ST elevation with reciprocal ST depression in aVL and  in lead I,
There is inferior ... ST elevation with ... suggestive of STEMI ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior