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Watch what happens when "pericarditis" and morphine cloud your judgment

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

06:44 - T-waves in V2 are smaller now - Overall resolution of prior findings (which qualifies as a dynamic change) The initial note by the cardiologist states that the presentation is more consistent with pericarditis. Remember, pericarditis is the thing you say and write down when youre actively trying to miss an OMI.

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A Patient with Respiratory Failure and a Computer "Normal" ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

You do NOT see this in normal variant STE, nor in pericarditis. The only time you see this without ischemia is when there is an abnormal QRS, such as LVH, LBBB, LV aneurysm (old MI with persistent STE) or WPW." Here is data from a study we published in 2014 for type II NonSTEMI: Sandoval Y. First was 2.9 Murakami M.