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EKG

STEMI in LBBB

27 December, 201611 July, 2021 EMKF

The presence of a Sgarbossa criteria score > 3 should prompt immediate cardiac catheterization lab activation.

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STEMI Equivalents

15 October, 201611 July, 2021 EMKF

  • Isolated Posterior Myocardial Infarction.
  • Isolated ST-Depression in AVL
  • Hyperacute T-waves (HATWs)
  • De Winter Pattern
  • ST Elevation (STE) in AVR
  • Presumed New Left Bundle Branch Block

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How to improvise ECG electrodes

7 October, 201611 July, 2021 EMKF

In a resource limited setting, it can be fairly expensive to replenish standard, disposable electrodes used for continuous ECG monitoring.  We have found that one can effectively improvise ECG electrodes using cotton wool swabs.

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ACLS Revision: Subtle ECG findings in ACS

30 September, 201611 July, 2021 EMKF

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  • ST-segment elevation in lead aVR portends a worse prognosis in ACS and often predicts the need for CABG.
  • Hyperacute T-waves are not necessarily tall, and small T-waves can still be hyperacute when paired with a low-amplitude QRS complex.
  • The tall T-waves associated with hyperkalemia are sharp, pointy, symmetric, and have a narrow base.
  • When in doubt, get serial ECGs (every 15 minutes) and use adjunctive information.

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11 Heart Attack ECG Patterns

5 April, 201611 July, 2021 EMKF

11 Heart Attack ECG Patterns

Spot the Coronary

12 March, 201611 July, 2021 EMKF

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ECG of the Week

8 February, 201611 July, 2021 EMKF


Must know ECGs

6 February, 201611 July, 2021 EMKF

  1. First Diagonal Branch of the Left Anterior Descending Artery Occlusion
  2. De Winter’s T Waves
  3. Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion
  4. Wellens’ Syndrome
  5. Posterior Wall AMI

Unstable Atrial Fibrillation

15 December, 201511 July, 2021 EMKF


SVT: The New Hotnesses

15 December, 201511 July, 2021 EMKF


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