Acute Coronary Syndrome Flashcards
Describe Unstable Angina
Chest pain at rest Unpredictable May be relieved with NTG Troponin Neg ST depression or T wave inversion
Describe NSTEMI
Troponin pos
ST depression or T wave inversion
Unrelenting chest pain
Describe STEMI
Troponin positive
ST elevation in 2 or more contiguous leads
Unrelenting chest pain
Describe Variant or Prinzmetal’s Angina
A type of unstable angina associated with transient ST segment elevation
- Coronary artery spasm with or without atherosclerotic lesions
- occurs at rest
- may be precipitated by nicotine, ETOH, cocatine
- trop neg
- NTG resolves chest pain; STs turn to normal
Changes in II, III, aVF
RCA, inferior LV
Changes in V1, V2, V3, V4
LAD, anterior LV
Changes in V5, V6, I, aVL
circumflex, lateral LV
Changes in V5, V6
low lateral LV
Changes in I, aVL
high lateral LV
Changes in V1, V2
RCA, posterior LV
Changes in V3R, V4R
RCA, RV infarct
Door to balloon time
90 minutes
Door to drug time
<30 minutes
S/S of vasovagal reaction
hypotension with or without bradycardia, absence of compensatory tachycardia, pallor, yawning, nausea, diaphoresis
Signs of retroperitoneal bleed
sudden hypotension, severe low back pain