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

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG
electrocardiogram in the ACS ... anatomically oriented ST-segment ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
OMI vs STEMI - Differential ... believe that the ST ... segment is the ... only ECG finding ... #OMI #STEMI #Differential
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
urgent treatment, STEMI ... patients with ST ... of the EKG that ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
De Winter T-Waves on EKG
 - Anterior OMI
 - 2% of left anterior descending occlusions
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Winter T-Waves on EKG ... before or after STEMI ... segment - ST depression ... DeWinter #TWaves #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... Elevation of PR segment ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... #EKG #Pericarditis ... #Spodick #ECGEducator
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
on ECG • Conventional ... of ST segment at ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #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
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... in avL - early inferior ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... Interpretation #differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... aVR • Classic EKG ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis #ekg ... cardiology
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