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ECG Cases 50 – STEMI: A Failed Paradigm, Enter Occlusion MI

Emergency Medicine Cases

Jesse McLaren illustrates the paradigm shift from STEMI to Occlusion MI (OMI) through 9 cases, and drives home the points that if there is STEMI criteria, consider false positives (eg. secondary and proportional to LVH or BER); if there is no STEMI criteria, consider false negatives and look for other signs of occlusion (eg.

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ECG Cases 41 – STEMI, Occlusion MI Complications

Emergency Medicine Cases

How can we use the awareness of complications to identify false positive STEMI and Occlusion MI that doesn’t meet classic STEMI criteria, and consider specific treatment? The post ECG Cases 41 – STEMI, Occlusion MI Complications appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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SGEM#421: I Think I’d Have a Heart Attack – Maybe Not in a Rural Area?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Delayed First Medical Contact to Reperfusion Time Increases Mortality in Rural EMS Patients with STEMI. Delayed First Medical Contact to Reperfusion Time Increases Mortality in Rural EMS Patients with STEMI. We looked at 101 STEMI patients from two rural EDs. Date: November 22, 2023 Reference: Stopyra et al. AEM November 2023.

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Is this STEMI or NSTEMI? Neither. It is OMI.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

interesting spontaneous reperfusion case 1413140 prehospital STEMI first ED ECG is here, with 3/10 pain: But this is the same patient just 10 minutes before, with 7/10 pain Isn't it ridiculous to say that the patient has both a STEMI and an NSTEMI? ACS is dynamic. It can't be given one static name. Now the patient has one disease: OMI.

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ECG Cases 48 – ECG Interpretation in Cardiac Arrest

Emergency Medicine Cases

The post ECG Cases 48 – ECG Interpretation in Cardiac Arrest appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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EM Quick Hits 57 – HIV Diagnosis, Failed Paradigm of STEMI Criteria, Poisoned Patient Airway Management, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, DIY Investments

Emergency Medicine Cases

To support EM Cases, please consider a donation here: [link] The post EM Quick Hits 57 – HIV Diagnosis, Failed Paradigm of STEMI Criteria, Poisoned Patient Airway Management, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, DIY Investments appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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JJ 16 Heparin for ACS and STEMI

Emergency Medicine Cases

And for STEMI too. The post JJ 16 Heparin for ACS and STEMI appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases. We’re expected to routinely give heparin for all these NSTEMI and unstable angina patients with any ischemic changes seen on the ECG, right? But should we?

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