Friday, September 2, 2011

Inferior Wall MI R/T Right Ventricular Infarct

CLINICAL PEARL: 


If your patient is admitted with an Inferior wall MI always obtain a right sided EKG. 45% of patients that present with Inferior Wall MI will also develop Right Ventricular Infarct (RVI). See image below for placement of electrodes for right sided EKG.


This is important because the treatment is different for RVI.



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