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Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
believe that the ST ... segment is the only ECG ... Differential #Algorithm #cardiology ... infarction #diagnosis #coronary ... #syndrome
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... specific for a critical ... descending (LAD) coronary ... artery • May ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
LAD Coronary Artery ... hour, Ant/Sept STEMI ... on EKG. ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #Clinical ... #Cardiology
Hyperkalemia EKG - K of 8.5

Here’s an #ECG of a man with ROSC after cardiac arrest

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Hyperkalemia EKG ... 8.5 Here’s an #ECG ... Burn this ECG ... #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Artery Thrombus ... Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... in shock with VT ... Angiogram #CathLab #clinical
Wraparound LAD STEMI on EKG
47 year old with chest pain. Ectopic atrial rhythm with ST elevations.
on EKG 47 year ... atrial rhythm with ST ... What's the culprit artery ... #EKG #clinical ... #ecg
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
on ECG • Conventional ... (or 40-60 ms after ... point • De Winter syndrome ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
artery vasospasm ... artery ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework STEMI ... Disorders: • Hyperkalemia ... • Epicardial artery ... #STEMI #Segment ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
including: • Coronary ... artery disease ... (e.g., long QT ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... EKG Findings