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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
pain occurs at rest ... that results in injury ... in transmural injury ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... Elevations - ACUTE STEMI ... TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential ... contents • Head injury ... Traumatic brain injury ... #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... • DDx: Acute STEMI ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI ... Interpretation #differential
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
lesion) - MSK Radiology ... (save $$) Differential ... Salter Harris injury ... always a history of injury ... mri #clinical #Radiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... • Conventional STEMI ... aVR • Posterior STEMI ... EKG #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Infraction - MSK Radiology ... Differential diagnosis ... Plantar plate injury ... subchondral bone edema ... mri #clinical #Radiology
High Lateral STEMI - D1 of LAD

There is transmural injury isolated to I & aVL. These
High Lateral STEMI ... is transmural injury ... @EM_RESUS #STEMI ... Diagonal1 #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
(NCPE) - Differential ... - Dyspnea at rest ... Traumatic brain injury ... nervous system injury ... #causes #differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial injury ... ST elevation: Differential ... #leadAVR #ecg #electrocardiogram ... diagnosis #ekg #differential ... #cardiology