Acute Coronary Syndromes Flashcards
if a patient has chest pain what is the first 2 thing we need to do
determine if it is cardiac or non cardiac
and how emergent the situation is
how will herpes zoster appear
linear rash
what are some examples of cardiac chest pain
MI
stable angina
myocarditis
pericarditis
valve disease
what are some vascular reasons why might someone will have chest pain
aortic dissection
AAA
what are some pulmonary reasons why someone might have chest pain
pneumothorax
pneumonia
bronchitis
tumors
pulmonary emboli
what are some GI issues issues why someone have chest pain
ulcer disease
cholecystitis
acute pancreatitis
esophagitis
GERD
if someone has chest pain during exercise this might be what type of angina
stable angina
if someone has chest pain during rest this might be what type of angina
unstable angina
how to know if the patient is hemodynamically stable
vital signs
EKG
should the patient drive themself
no call 911
how might coronary ischemic pain present
pressure
substernal pain
radiates to shoulder/arm/jaw
how might an aortic dissection be described
tearning
may go to arms, abdomen, back, legs
pulmonary emboli present as
stabbing
radiates to neck and shoulders
could be assymp.
pneumothorax presents as
severe chest pain with sudden onset
sharp
penumonia presents as
burning or stabbing
cough
alot of the times if the pain radiates to the legs it is not cardiac except
aortic dissection
if there is severe abdominal pain
abdominal aortic anyrseum
if pain occurs when lying down it could be
GI related
risk factors for CAD
> 40
smoking
hypertension
DM
high cholesterol
family history
male
cocaine or alcohol
obesity
sedentary
high BMI
difference between modifiable and non
non we cannot do anything about
examples of nonmodifiable risk factors.
age
heredity
race
sex
modifiable risk factors
cigarette smoking
high cholesterol
hypertension
physical inactivity
obesity
diabetes mellitus
common associated symptoms with MI
N/V
syncope
what pain does NTG relieve
angina and esophagitis
pain suggestive of ischemia
uncomfy pressure and squeezing
imending doom
if someone has sharp or knife like pain that get worse with cough, do we think this is respiratory
no
what is the difference between. stable and unstable plaque
stable plaque is fixed
unstable has an opening that has platelet aggregation and then forms tighter clot
who might present weird with MI
women
diabetics
how might women present after MI
fatigue
how might diabetics present
not conventionalw
what do we do after intervention
reassessment
what is the most specific maker?
troponin