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Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... EMBOLISM - LBBB ... #STSegment #STElevation ... #STEMI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Remember that RBBB ... So ANY ST Elevation ... have ’relative elevation ... STEMI Criteria misses ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology
Diagnosis of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Left Bundle Branch Block With the ST-Elevation
Diagnosis of ST-Elevation ... Block With the ST-Elevation ... 2012 #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Sgarbossa #Modified #Criteria ... #LBBB
What are the original Sgarbossa Criteria?
- Concordant ST-segment elevation ≥ 1 mm in any lead =
original Sgarbossa Criteria ... Concordant ST-segment elevation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Original #Sgarbossa #Criteria ... #LBBB #RebelEM
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
diagnosing MI in LBBB ... or Pacemaker LBBB ... - Suspect STEMI ... electrocardiogram #ecg #cardiology ... #lbbb
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
Absence of typical RBBB ... or LBBB morphology ... Morphology criteria ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Criteria:
• New ST-segment elevation at the J point in 2 contiguous leads
Infarction (STEMI ... ) Criteria: ... men > 40 years old ... Myocardial #Infarction #STEMI ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... Don't rely on criteria ... certain of AFib + RBBB ... /LBBB or identical ... Irregular #causes #cardiology
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria for diagnosing STEMI in the presence of a LBBB If there is concordant
for diagnosing STEMI ... presence of a LBBB ... discordant ST elevation ... S #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #LBBB
What is the new modified Sgarbossa Criteria?
- Concordant ST-segment elevation ≥ 1 mm in any lead
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modified Sgarbossa Criteria ... Concordant ST-segment elevation ... 0.25 #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... ModifiedSgarbossa #Criteria ... #STSRatio #LBBB