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感谢你提出一个很好的话题,我非常感兴趣,通过再次学习,我自己的收获很大,也有很多话要对你说,学和问是一对孪生兄弟,没有
问就没有学,但不能你问我学,要互学互问,这样才能激发更大的兴趣,提问也是一门学问,提出一个好问题比获得答案更重要,我们都需
要思考,什么样的问题才是好问题?什么样的问题能激发更大的学习热情?我体会,做为临床医生提问不能离开临床思维,需要考虑临床意
义,这也你的提问引起我的兴趣的原因。我还要建议你细化一下你的提问:如全麻患者ST段降低对术中决策的意义。
让我们从基本概念入手,用 GOOGLE 图片搜索:ST段降低 (st segment depression)。搜索结果分析:第一张图的链接是NCBI
(美国国立医学图书馆)的,一般来说图片信息都是来源于其中的在线医学书架 NCBI BOOK SHELF ,用ST段压低搜到的书叫《临床方
法》 ,这本书给我们麻醉医生很好的启发,ST段降低是一个诊断学概念,内科医生使用这一概念时往往把胸痛、平板试验等概念纳入诊断和
治疗决策(Clinical Decision Making )。而我们更关注诊断和治疗决策后的临床事件(clinical events that occur consequent to
diagnostic and therapeutic strategies )。对麻醉医生而言我们除了需要在术前获取患者的病史资料,阅读心电图和超声心动图。也应该研究
术中的ST-T改变发生、发展、演变的规律。而且我也想去查“术中ST段压低”这个关键词,我想邀请读书版songhailong版主互动 查一下
这个概念在经典麻醉学教材中的叙述。
Figure 6.1 shows a picture of the normal ECG, and a change in the ST segment that would be associated with myocardial ischemia. This segment may become depressed to a variable degree; 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, or 2 mm or more. As the criterion (i.e., the "cutoff point") for an abnormal ST segment depression changes, the likelihood of making errors in interpretation also changes.
我想邀请读书版的深秀版主互动 翻译一下图说
感谢 shenxiu2 版主翻译图说:
这儿显示了一个正常的EKG,和心肌缺血时引起的ST段压低EKG。这个ST段可以有不同程度的压低; 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2 毫米 或超过 2毫米。当我们把评定为非正常ST段压低的标准改变的时候,在EKG 意义解读上犯错误的可能性也会随着改变。
这本中强调的一些科学的诊断学概念有些是麻醉医生知道的,比如敏感性、特异性、和预测值,还有我们不熟悉的,比如似然比
(Likelihood Ratios),这些概念一旦被广大青年麻醉医生掌握,其意义非常深远。掌握了科学的思维方法,就能够做去粗取精、去伪存真的
工作,就能让我们的学问得到真正的增长,也就掌握了自己的未来。
掌握了正确的学习方法,我们还要勤奋,主动。 比如在一个病案讨论中,有人提出问题,量分子大于多少的分子不能通过胎盘屏障,当然
也有所谓的权威能拿出一些数字,但是我们真的要靠这些听来的数字去做临床决策么?现在资讯如此发达,个人自学的空间非常大,我希望
论坛的每一个人都能拿出热情,参与到互动的集体学习中来。
让我们的兴趣继续前进,第2个值得思考的问题是,是不是所有的ST段压低都是心肌缺血? 下面这2个资料很好地回答了这个问题。
| | ST depression may occur in ischaemic heart disease:
- indicates myocardial ischaemia, and may be associated with the discomfort of angina
- rest leads to a reversal
- it is not a sign of infarction
Other causes of ST depression include (1):
- biochemical causes
- hypokalaemia
- hypocalcaemia
- hypomagnesaemia
- digoxin
- glycosides can produce ST depression in the electrocardiogram, both in patients with cardiac disease and in healthy individuals.and in healthy individuals
- the ST depression that may secondary to cardiac glycoside use complicates the interpretation of rest and exercise electrocardiogram (ECG)
- left ventricular hypertrophy
- hypothermia
- stroke (especially subarachnoid haemorrhage)
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MicroEKG Manual
ST and T Abnormalities ST segment depression
ST segment depression can be caused by ischemia, digitalis, rapid heart rate, and temperature or electrolyte abnormality. It can also be a “reflected” or reciprocal ST elevation (showing an inverted view of what’s happening at another place in the heart). The shape of the ST segment, and whether the abnormality is localized to leads looking at one area of the heart, often allows the cause of ST depression to be diagnosed.
ST segment depression is considered significant if the ST segment is at least one box below baseline, as measured two boxes after the end of the QRS. As with infarction, the location of the ischemia is reflected in the leads in which the ST depression occurs.
| | Causes of ST Depression
Ischemia
Hypothermia
Hypokalemia
Tachycardia
Subendocardial infarct
Reciprocal ST elevation
Ventricular Hypertrophy
Bundle branch block
Digitalis Measure: 2 mm beyond QRS
Significant: 1 mm
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Ischemia:
When ST segment depression is transient, it’s almost always due to acute myocardial ischemia. The ECG signs of ischemia may come and go fairly quickly — over a matter of minutes.
ST segment depression is MOST specific for ischemia if the ST segment slopes down from the J point. Horizontal or flat STs are also quite suspicous for ischemia. Upsloping ST depression is only about 60% accurate for diagnosing ischemia.
“J point” depression at the beginning of the QRS complex is not significant if the location of measurement (two boxes past the QRS) finds the ST segment has risen back to the baseline.
Infarction:
ST depression can also be seen in infarction, typically in non Q-wave infarction, often called subendocardial infarction. This type of infarct does not extend through the ventricular wall (non-transmural). Subendocardial infarctions involve small areas of injured tissue, with larger areas of overlying ischemia. These infarctions may show ST segment depression (rather than elevation) because of the larger areas of ischemia.
ST depression can also be seen as a “mirror” of what’s happening on the other side of the heart. For example, the inferior leads may show ST depression as a reflection of what’s happening in the upper lateral side of the heart.
Ventricular hypertrophy:
Left ventricular hypertrophy or strain commonly causes ST segment depression, often with T wave inversions. These changes are seen in the “lateral” leads — those that record activity over the left ventricle. In LVH, ST and T wave abnormalities are commonly seen in leads I, L, and V4-V6.
Right ventricular hypertrophy or acute ventricular strain can produce changes in the right precordial leads, V1 and V2.
Ventricular conduction block:
Left bundle branch block produces ST depression and inverted T waves in leads I, L, and V5-V6. In general, the ST will slope away from the direction of the QRS: a large wide R wave will have a down-sloping ST ending in an inverted T, while a deep wide S wave will have an upsloping ST segment ending in an upright T.
Other causes of ST segment abnormality:
Patients on digitalis often show mild ST depression. This depression is usually less than 1 mm, and produces a “scooped” appearance — the “Salvador Dali mustache” ST. These ST abnormalities are seen in multiple leads.
Hypothermia and severe hypokalemia routinely cause ST segment depression in multiple leads. Hypothermia will tend to lengthen all ECG intervals, including the PR and QT, while hypokalemia will often lengthen the PR while shortening the ST segment slightly.
ST segment depression is called “nonspecific ST abnormality” rather than “ST segment depression” if the ST segments are less than 1 mm depressed and are accompanied by a normally-oriented T wave. [Chapter Menu]
ST segment elevation
ST segment elevation is usually attributed to impending infarction, but can also be due to pericarditis or vasospastic (variant) angina. In some healthy young adults, a form of ST elevation can be normal.
The height of the ST segment is measured at a point 2 boxes after the end of the QRS complex. ST segment elevation is considered significant if it exceeds 1 mm in a limb lead or 2 mm in a precordial lead. | | Causes of ST Elevation
Infarction
Vasospastic angina
Pericarditis
Early repolarization Measure: 2 mm beyond QRS
Significant: 1 mm limb lead
2 mm chest lead
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Infarction:
In transmural infarction, ST segment elevation will be among the first manifestations. The ST segment elevation will be seen in those leads involved in impending infarction.
ST segment elevation decreases as T wave inversion begins. ST segments may remain elevated when ventricular aneurysm develops.
ST segment elevation that persists beyond three months following myocardial infarction suggests ventricular aneurysm. ST elevation will be present in about 1/3 of ventricular aneurysms. When the patient with ventricular aneurism presents with acute chest pain, a baseline ECG may help avoid misdiagnosis of impending infarction (and use of non-needed thrombolytic drugs).
Vasospastic angina:
ST segment elevation can be seen in a severe type of ischemia called vasospastic or Prinzmetal’s angina. While exercise angina involves the subendocardium, vasospastic angina causes severe transmural loss of blood flow. ST elevation simply indicates injury, whether due to coronary thrombosis with impending infarction, or coronary spasm (Prinzmetal’s angina). At this point, the injury is reversible.
Pericarditis:
Pericarditis, an inflammation of the space between the pericardial sack and outer surface of the heart, causes widespread ST segment elevation. Physical damage and irritation of the heart’s surface produces a “current of injury” in virtually all ECG leads.
Generalized ST segment elevation, unrelated to the distribution of any coronary artery, implies pericarditis. One must be very cautious in diagnosing pericarditis from the ECG. For example, an inferolateral transmural infarction with pre-existing junctional ST elevation in the anterior leads, could produce widespread ST elevation that could be confused with pericarditis.
Later in the course of pericarditis, ST segment elevation resolves, without development of Q waves. After days to months, ST elevation is replaced by widespread T wave inversions.
Early repolarization:
“Early repolarization” is a cause of ST elevation. This innocent condition typically occurs in young healthy males. The T wave begins early, adding elevation to the ST segment.
Usually, early repolarization shows elevation of the J point (the junction between the end of the QRS and the ST segment) and a concave upward curve towards the T wave. (“Concave upward” means the hollow portion of the curve is on top.)
Early repolarization is usually seen in the anterior precordial leads of the ECG, but can be seen in limb leads to a lesser degree.
Early repolarization cannot always be differentiated from myocardial infarction. In the chest pain patient, it’s safest to assume ST elevation to be infarction until proven otherwise by reviewing a previous ECG or by obtaining serial ECGs. [Chapter Menu]
T Wave Abnormalities
T wave abnormalities can provide added evidence to support clinical diagnosis. Except for hyperkalemia, T wave abnormality alone is not diagnostic of any particular condition. The T wave must be considered along with QRS and ST segment abnormalities. T waves will usually be abnormal in ventricular hypertrophy, left bundle branch block, chronic pericarditis, and in electrolyte abnormality.
Tall, peaked T waves occur due to hyperkalemia. If the tall T waves are seen throughout the ECG, general hyperkalemia is present. P waves will be small, PR interval short.
When typical tall, peaked T waves are seen only within a specific set of cardiac leads, it suggests impending infarction. The tall Ts are due to potassium leak through damaged membranes in the area of the infarct.
| T Wave Categories
Tall, peaked = hyperkalemia if generalized
infarction if localized
Inverted = evolving infarction
chronic pericarditis
conduction block
ventricular hypertrophy
acute cerebral disease
other cardiac disease
Flattened = nonspecific | |
In chronic pericarditis, T waves show wide-spread inversion, not corresponding to any coronary artery distribution. General inversion of T waves can also be due to an evolving global subendocardial infarct.
Inverted T waves are seen during the evolution of myocardial infarction. The T inversion appears in the leads “looking at” the infarcted area. Several hours after an infarct, T waves begin to invert. T wave inversion may persist for months.
Left ventricular hypertrophy or strain commonly causes T wave inversion. In “strain” pattern, the ST segment slopes down to an inverted T in the leads “looking at” the affected ventricle.
Right ventricular hypertrophy or acute ventricular strain can produce changes in the right precordial leads, V1 and V2. The T wave will be inverted over right heart leads showing evidence of hypertrophy and strain.
Left bundle branch block can cause ST depression and inverted T waves in leads I, L, and V5-V6. The ST depression is usually not great. The T wave tends to be oriented opposite the QRS in LBBB.
Flat T waves can be seen in many conditions, including ischemia, cardiac scar, evolving infarction, and electrolyte abnormality (such as hypokalemia).
In acute cerebral disease, such as intracranial hemorrhage, elongated or bizzare T waves may be seen. These Ts are often biphasic or deeply and sharply inverted. The QT interval is often dramatically lengthened (0.5 to 0.7 seconds). [Chapter Menu]
Go to Chapter 8, Myocardial Infarction
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