high lateral MILV aneurysmreciprocal ST depression1 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 23, 2012 Reciprocal ST depression in II, III, aVF. What is the diagnosis? A colleague approached me with this ECG of a middle aged male with this ECG; my colleague was worried about acute ischemia. There was no…
aVRPrecordial swirlpseudo RVMIright sided leadsRV MI2 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 18, 2012 Pseudo Right Ventricular MI This most recent post will help you understand this post here: I was nordic skiing out in the wilds of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan when I…
aVRST depressionSTEMI-equivalent5 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 12, 2012 Five Primary Patterns of Ischemic ST depression, without ST elevation. Some are STEMI-equivalents. Here are some basic concepts before we get into the ECGs: STEMI and NonSTEMI are arbitrary terms that may confuse the clinician.…
LVH and LAD formula2 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 8, 2012 The LAD occlusion formula did not work here. Why? I received this from a reader, who applied the LAD occlusion (anterior STEMI) formula. The patient presented with chest pain and…
BRASHhyperkalemia1 Min Read Steve SmithonFebruary 6, 2012 Weakness and Bradycardia A 70 yo man with a h/o DM, HTN, CAD, chronic renal insufficiency and recent NonSTEMI with pulmonary edema who is on carvedilol and amlodipine…