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Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Subepicardial atrial injury ... • Classic EKG ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis #ekg
ECG of a 55-year-old man who presented to the ER with chest pain 
Computer interpretation: “Nonspecific
ECG of a 55-year-old ... and T wave abnormality ... Recognize this #ECG ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #InferoPosterior
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... depression in aVR ... indicates atrial injury ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
the morbidity and ... need for urgent treatment ... features of the EKG ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... dep and peaked ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... Interpretation #differential
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on EKG ... depression; In aVR ... #Pericarditis #EKG ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #clinical
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
point (negative in aVR ... This EKG was recorded ... #EKG #EmergencyMedicine ... Electrocardiogram #ECG ... #Clinical
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Findings: - AV ... (ST elevation), ... Low voltage Treatment ... #summary #biopsy
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... assoc with 1K, AV ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... electrocardiogram #differential
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... elevation in aVR ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #