ACS/MI/HF Flashcards
ACS is progressive _______________ causing thrombosis formation that leads to imbalance of O2 _________ and ____________
Atherosclerosis; supply; demand
O2 supply to heart: determined by coronary ___________, cardiac _________, (systolic/diastolic) _____________ time, HgB, and _______
Arteries; output; diastolic filling; SaO2
O2 demand of heart is dependent on the factors that determine _________ ___________
Cardiac output
O2 demand of heart is based on ______, _________, afterload, and ______________
HR; preload; contractility
Troponin levels in ACS elevate within 3-___ hours, peak in 14-_____ hrs
6; 20
Females with ACS May commonly present with ______ symtoms, (chest/pleuritic/back) pain, or fatigue
GI; back;
DM pts experiencing ACS may not feel chest _____ - instead, the often present with _____________ of ________
Pain; shortness; breath
What symptom is a DM pt with ACS likely to present with?
Shortness of breath
What symptom/s is a female pt with ACS likely to present with?
GI symptoms; back pain
Causes of non-cardiac chest pain are from ____________ (pleuritic) pain or _____ conditions and associated pain
Respiratory; GI
True or False: Pain from GI conditions such as pancreatitis and stomach ulcers can cause non cardiac chest pain
True
Pleuritic pain - worse with ______________ and ________________
Inspiration; exhalation
Stable Angina is _____________ and symptoms predictably stop if ____________ stops
Exertional; exertion
Stable angina May have fixed ________ ____________ with ___________ ischemia - this is why exertion (increase in O2 ___________) causes exertional chest pain
Vessel stenosis; demand; demand;
Stable angina may require sublingual ________
NTG
Unstable angina is angina that is __________________ in onset/triggers - increasing _____________, _____________, and time/duration of pain. Pain may develop at _______
Unpredictable; frequency; intensity; rest
UA is pain that develops at _______, without exertion
Rest
In UA, pain developing at rest is due to an imbalance between O2 _________ and O2 ___________
Demand; supply
The NSTE-ACS that are anginas are _________ angina, __________ angina, and ____________ angina
Stable; unstable; variant’s
Variants angina is chest pain caused by coronary artery ___________ - occurs at ______ or when ______________
Vasospasm; rest; sleeping
Variants angina (vasospasm) should be treated with ______ and CCBs - ____________ dinitrate and _____________
NTG; isosobide;. Diltazem
With or without symptoms, get a ____-_______ _______ for pt with variant’s angina
12-lead EKG
UA - the _________ does not elevate
Troponin
UA May be a ____________ to an MI, consider ________________ therapy
Precursor; antiplatelet
In NSTEMI there is ___________ _____________ of coronary ________, creating imbalance between supply and demand
Partial occlusion; artery
NSTEMI - pain/symptoms occur at ________, and last >_____ minutes
Rest; 20
Only in NSTEMI/STEMI does (EKG changes/troponin elevates)
Troponin elevates
Hallmark of nSTEMI 12-lead EKG - ST depression and ____ _______ ________________
T wave inversion
ST ____________ or ____ _______ __________________ are EKG indicators of ISCHEMIA
depression; T wave inversion
ECG changes in different _______ in nSTE-ACS are not ___________ __________, like in STEMI
Leads; artery specific