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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
microvascular injury ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... patients with ST ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
ST depression & T wave inversion causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Differential #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
ST depression & ... causes #Pathophys #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Differential ... #TWI #STD #TWaveInversion
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Wellens Syndrome on EKG ... history of recent angina ... - Isoelectric ST ... #ecg #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
that results in injury ... in transmural injury ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... indicates atrial injury ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... for ST Segment ... TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ... STElevation #STEMI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... long QT via long ST ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial injury ... diagnosis includes ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology