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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
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
for ST Segment ... TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ... HELMET SIGN #STSegment ... #STElevation #STEMI ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Elevation - Differential ... blocking drugs #STElevation ... #Elevation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
ELEVATION Mnemonic for Causes of ST Segment Elevation

E - Electrolyte Abnormalities
L - Left Bundle Branch Block
E
Segment Elevation ... Aneurysm T - Treatment ... Pericardiocentesis) I - Injury ... #ST #Elevation ... #STElevation #Differential
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Elevation of PR ... segment in aVR and ... indicates atrial injury ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
of ST segment at ... transitioning in a convex ST-segment ... indistinguishable from ST-segment ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial injury ... elevation: Differential ... aVR • Classic EKG ... #differential # ... cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
microvascular injury ... Variable troponin elevation ... on tele/ECG that ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
acute cardiac injury ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... VF, Myocardial injury ... (ST elevation), ... Low voltage Treatment
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
Section: ST segment ... characterized by a coved ST-segment ... elevation in the ... Section: ST segment ... #cardiology #differential