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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

…represent the posterior component of a broader infarct territory. Clinical Presentation and Symptoms The source material addresses posterior infarction primarily in the context of suspected…

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

…posterior and inferior walls of the left ventricle. Anatomical or functional block in the anterior fascicle leads to left anterior fascicular block. Similarly, left posterior…

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR/TI)

…anomaly is characterized by the following malformations: The septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve adhere to the ventricular myocardium (failure of embryological delamination)…

Mitral valve stenosis

…and P3 (posterior or lateral scallop). Figure 1. Anatomy of the mitral valve The leaflets are connected to the papillary muscles via chordae tendineae (Figure…

Acute vertigo: quick reference for HINTS and differential diagnosis

…but posterior circulation stroke is the most important dangerous differential diagnosis. Clear focal neurological findings are absent in roughly half of patients with a central…

Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

…Choice of site The posterior superior iliac spine is the standard site for both aspiration and biopsy in adults. Here the posterior part of the…

Circulatory and haemodynamic parameters

…PE) ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ Vital signs and measures of perfusion Parameter Normal Comment : : : Heart rate 50–100/min MAP 70–105 mmHg Target ≥ 65…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…extend beyond the end of the couch when laid down. 2. Turn the head 45° to the right. 3. Support the head and lay the…

ECG parameters

…120 ms with a delta wave and QRS 110 ms. Brugada pattern type 1: ST elevation ≥ 2 mm of coved type with a negative T…

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