< span class= " s1 " > A young woman was < /span > & nbsp;found down, unresponsive, with legs crossed. & nbsp;She was intubated by medics. & nbsp;A prehospital EKG (not found, but reportedly identical to the first ED ECG below) was read as ***STEMI*** and after prehospital cath lab activation, the patient was transported to the ED...."> < span class= " s1 " > A young woman was < /span > & nbsp;found down, unresponsive, with legs crossed. & nbsp;She was intubated by medics. & nbsp;A prehospital EKG (not found, but reportedly identical to the first ED ECG below) was read as ***STEMI*** and after prehospital cath lab activation, the patient was transported to the ED...." /> < span class= " s1 " > A young woman was < /span > & nbsp;found down, unresponsive, with legs crossed. & nbsp;She was intubated by medics. & nbsp;A prehospital EKG (not found, but reportedly identical to the first ED ECG below) was read as ***STEMI*** and after prehospital cath lab activation, the patient was transported to the ED...." />

ST Elevation. What is it?

< div dir= " ltr " style= " text-align: left; " trbidi= " on " > < span class= " s1 " > A young woman was < /span > & nbsp;found down, unresponsive, with legs crossed. & nbsp;She was intubated by medics. & nbsp;A prehospital EKG (not found, but reportedly identical to the first ED ECG below) was read as ***STEMI*** and after prehospital cath lab activation, the patient was transported to the ED. < br / > < div class= " p1 " > < br / > < /div > < div class= " p1 " > On arrival, she was mechanically ventilated and < u > not < /u > in apparent shock. & nbsp;Here is the ED ECG: < /div > < table align= " center " cellpadding= " 0 " cellspacing= " 0 " class= " tr-caption-container " style= " margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; " > < tbody > < tr > < td style= " text-align: center; " > < a href= " https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0cM0ZgZDwG0/V5TJzml8wBI/AAAAAAAAKuc/fQapCRC-2cUnXKS1c3Js_jmyS6_G_xq3ACLcB/s1600/STE%2Bbizarre%2BQRS%2B133.png " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; " > < img border= " 0 " height= " 278 " src= " https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0cM0ZgZDwG0/V5TJzml8wBI/AAAAAAAAKuc/fQapCRC-2cUnXKS1c3Js_jmyS6_G_xq3ACLcB/s640/STE%2Bbizarre%2BQRS%2B133.png " width= " 640 " / > < /a > < /td > < /tr > < tr > < td class= " tr-caption " style= " text-align: center; " > < span style= " font-size: small; " > This is a pathognomonic ECG. & nbsp;The computer reads the QRS duration as 133 ms. & nbsp;I have posted several of these in...
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