MedicinePower Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 19 hours ago, PickleRick said: LAD = Left Axis Deviation To tell the truth I've never seen Left Axis Deviation abbreviated as LAD especially in EKGs as it can so easily be confused with Left Anterior Descending. For the purposes of EKGs I wonder if it might not be a "verboten" abbreviation. I consider myself mildly EKG savvy but I was confused and thought I was missing a major knowledge aspect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMeOuttaThisMess Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 In EKG interpretation you don't specifically reference a vascular structure, only areas of ischemia/infarction. For example, if an EKG shows an inferior wall infarction is it from the RCA or posterior descending branch? Anterior wall MI? LAD or diagonal? Posterolateral? LCx or an obtuse marginal branch? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediMike Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 12:41 AM, MedicinePower said: To tell the truth I've never seen Left Axis Deviation abbreviated as LAD especially in EKGs as it can so easily be confused with Left Anterior Descending. For the purposes of EKGs I wonder if it might not be a "verboten" abbreviation. I consider myself mildly EKG savvy but I was confused and thought I was missing a major knowledge aspect. Worked cards for years, have seen LAD/RAD used commonly in reference to axis deviation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicinePower Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 8 hours ago, MediMike said: Worked cards for years, have seen LAD/RAD used commonly in reference to axis deviation. So strange as I've never seen LAD refer to anything other than left anterior descending. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWR Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I find it most interesting that almost every pair of eyes on this EKG sees something a little different. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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