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FOR AN ANTEROLATERAL INFARCT Q WAVES AND T WAVE INVERSIONS ARE WHERE? |
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IF YOU HAVE BLOCKAGE TO CIRCUMFLEX THE LEFT LATERAL WALL WILL BECOME ISCHEMIA AND POSSIBLY WHAT ELSE? |
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THE POSTERIOR WALL (IF PATIENT IS LEFT DOMINATE). |
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FOR A ANTEROLATERAL INFARCT HOW DOES THE WAVE OF INFARCTION TRAVEL WHAT TYPES OF WAVES WILL BE PRESENT IN THESE LEADS? |
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START AT V6, THEN V5, MAYBE TO V4. WILL HAVE Q AVES IN THESE LEADS. DEPENDS ON WHICH MARGINAL BRANCH WAS OCCLUDED. |
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FOR ANTERIORLATERAL INFARCTION LOOKS AT WHICH LEADS FOR WHAT? |
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V5 AND V6 FOR INVERTED T WAVES. |
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FOR AN INFERIOR INFARCT WHICH LEADS ARE AFFECTED AND WHAT WILL YOU SEE? |
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II,III, AND AVF. Q WAVES AND T WAVE INVERSIONS. LATERAL DAMAGE MAY CAUSE V5 AND V6 ABNORMALITIES. |
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AN INVERTED R WAVE IS ALSO KNOWN AS WHAT? |
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POSTERIOR INFARCT IS OCCLUSION OF WHAT? |
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DISTAL CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY. MOST DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE, BC EKG CHANGES ARE SUBTLE. |
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WHAT CHANGES IN THE EKG WILL YOU SEE WITH A POSTERIOR INFARCT? |
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TALL R WAVES AND ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION IN V1 AND V2. LEAD V1 SHOES UNUSALLY LARGE R WAVES (RECIPROCAL OF POSTERIOR Q WAVE) AND UPRIGHT T WAVE (RECIPROCAL OF POSTERIOR T WAVE INVERSION). |
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LARGE R WAVES (BIGGER THAN Q WAVES OR S WAVE) IN LEAD V IS INDICATIVE FOR WHAT? |
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CAN A RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY INFARCT BOTH INFERIOR AND POSTERIOR WALL? |
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