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Posterior acute myocardial infarction (STEMI)

Myocardial ischemia and infarction ECG Posterior (posterolateral) acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) The heart is rotated 30° to the left in the thorax. This positions the…

Posterior Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis on the Standard ECG

…territory. Clinical Presentation and Symptoms The source material addresses posterior infarction primarily in the context of suspected acute coronary syndrome and acute myocardial ischaemia. Patients…

Fascicular block (hemiblock): Left anterior & left posterior fascicular block

Conduction defects ECG Fascicular block (hemiblock): left anterior fascicular block & left posterior fascicular block Fascicular blocks were previously referred to as hemiblocks, but the latter…

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR/TI)

…the right atrium. It normally consists of three leaflets (anterior, posterior and septal leaflet). The leaflets are attached to the subvalvular apparatus, consisting of the…

Mitral valve stenosis

…with annulus fibrosus (the fibrous ring). The mitral valve has an anterior leaflet and a posterior leaflet . The anterior leaflet has a semi circular shape…

Acute vertigo: quick reference for HINTS and differential diagnosis

…Acute vestibular syndrome is often caused by acute unilateral vestibulopathy, commonly called vestibular neuritis, but posterior circulation stroke is the most important dangerous differential diagnosis…

Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

…one or more cell lines. Suspected acute leukaemia, myelodysplastic syndrome or myeloproliferative neoplasm. Work up and staging of lymphoma and myeloma. Suspected bone marrow metastasis…

Circulatory and haemodynamic parameters

…posterior wall) ≤ 0.9 cm ≤ 1.0 cm Left atrial volume index ≤ 34 mL/m² ≤ 34 mL/m² TAPSE 17 mm 17 mm E/e…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…acute vestibular syndrome — continuous vertigo with spontaneous nystagmus, nausea and difficulty walking that has lasted hours to days — to distinguish vestibular neuritis from posterior circulation…

ECG parameters

…left posterior fascicular block −90° to ±180° Extreme axis deviation Amplitude criteria Criterion Threshold Suggests : : : Sokolow–Lyon S in V1 + R in V5/V6 35…

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