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Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Criteria - Diagnostic ... 1) Identify LBBB ... #Modified #Diagnosis ... Checklist #EKG #electrocardiogram ... #ecg #cardiology
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
Brugada algorithm 1. ... Morphology criteria ... SVT #Aberration #Aberrancy ... #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
) - with aberrancy ... pathway conduction (~1- ... - with fixed BBB ... Tachycardia #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
x 10 Rhythm (1) ... V-pacemaker, ↑K, ICD ... Approach #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
What is the new modified Sgarbossa Criteria?
- Concordant ST-segment elevation ≥ 1 mm in any lead
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What is the new modified ... Sgarbossa Criteria ... Ratio ≤ -0.25 #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ModifiedSgarbossa ... #LBBB #RebelEM
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria for diagnosing STEMI in the presence of a LBBB If there is concordant
Modified Sgarbossa ... Criteria for diagnosing ... of greater than 1/ ... #Cardiology #Sgarbossa ... #Modified #Criteria
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Sinus Tachy w/ BBB ... (3) SVT w/ abberancy ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #differential
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
with R/S ratio > 1 ... 3 (modified) - ... Equivalents #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology ... #electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
wide, can be new/old ... in V1, unless LBBB ... Ischemia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI