A standard 12-lead EKG can be very telling for patients with chest pain or shortness of breath. A right ventricular (RV) and posterior wall infarct, however, can present very subtly. You can obtain special right-sided (V1R-V6R) and posterior leads (V7-V9), if you are concerned.
What are the indications for obtaining right-sided and posterior EKG leads?
Go to the ALiEM Cards site for more resources.
Addendum 3/11/11:
Right sided EKG leads (V1R-V6R) are positioned in a mirror image fashion from the standard 12-lead precordial leads.
Posterior EKG leads (V7-V9) are applied by moving V4-V6 in the posterior positions.
ALiEM Founder and CEO
Professor and Digital Innovation Lab Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Professor and Digital Innovation Lab Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
@M_Lin
Professor of Emerg Med at UCSF-Zuckerberg SF General. ALiEM Founder @aliemteam #PostitPearls at https://t.co/50EapJORCa Bio: https://t.co/7v7cgJqNEn
Latest posts by Michelle Lin, MD (see all)
- EM Match Advice: 2020-21 Interview Season | This is how it started, this is how it’s going - January 15, 2021
- Free eBook Announcement: Emergency Medicine Resident Simulation Curriculum for Pediatrics (EM ReSCu Peds) - January 12, 2021
- ALiEM 2020 Annual Report: A Year of Highs, Lows, and Adaptability - January 1, 2021