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Acute coronary syndromes Flashcards

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What happens if blood vessels are narrowed? (3 points)

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  • This causes an inadequate oxygen supply to be delivered to the tissues
  • Causes ‘cramp’ in affected tissues/muscles
  • There will be no residual deficit at first
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What happens if there is blood vessel occlusion? (3 points)

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  • No oxygen delivery to tissues causing tissue death
  • More sever pain than if BV’s are only narrowed
  • Loss of function of the tissue
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What is ischaemia?

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  • An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body
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What is infarction?

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  • Tissue death as a consequence of the blockage of arteries
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What is key for survival of long term acute coronary syndromes?

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  • Getting effective treatment early
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What does STEMI stand for?

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  • ST segment elevates myocardial infarction
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What is atherosclerosis?

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  • A disease of the arteries characterised by the deposition of fatty material on their inner walls
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What are coronary arteries?

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  • An artery supplying blood to the heart
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What may happen if there is an issue with one of the coronary arteries?

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  • An issue with one of these arteries is enough to kill you
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What is angina pectoris?

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  • Reversible ischaemia of heart muscle

- Caused by the narrowing of one or more coronary arteries

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What is ‘classical’ angina made worse with?

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  • Exercise
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What is unstable angina?

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Unstable angina is chest pain that occurs at rest or with exertion or stress. The pain worsens in frequency and severity. Unstable angina means that blockages in the arteries supplying your heart with blood and oxygen have reached a critical level.

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How would a patient describe the pain cause by ‘classical’ or ‘unstable’ angina?

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  • As a central crushing chest pain
  • Radiation to the arm, back and jaw is possible
  • This type of pain is distressing for the patient
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Do you get pain at rest with ‘classical’ angina?

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  • No
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You get pain from ‘classical’ angina with certain levels of exertion. What can make this worse? (2 points)

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  • Cold weather and emotion
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You get pain from ‘classical’ angina with certain levels of exertion. What can this be relieved by?

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  • Relieved by rest

- Patient lives within limits of tolerance

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How quick is the deterioration of people with ‘classical’ angina?

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  • It is a gradual deterioration
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What are the usual signs of ‘classical’ angina? (4 points)

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  • Often none

Occasionally hyperdynamic circulation:

  • Anaemia
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypovolaemia
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What is hypovolaemia?

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  • A condition in which the volume of blood plasma is too low
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What investigations can be carried out do determine if a person has angina? (4 points)

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  • ECG reading at rest and exercise
  • Angiography
  • Echocardiography
  • Isotope studies (function ass essment)
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With ischaemia, what would you see on an ECG?

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  • Will get ST segment elevation but as it gets worse will get ST segment depression
  • If do ECG and put them on a treadmill you will be able to see these changes happening before the patient feels pain
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What is a rhythm strip in an ECG?

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  • Shows the rhythm of the heart over a period of time

- So, shows you how regular the heart is - is there any change in the rhythm over time

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One way in which you could treat angina would be to reduce the oxygen demands of the heart. How could you do this? (2 points)

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  • Reduce the afterload (blood pressure)

- Reduce the preload (venous pressure)

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One way in which you could treat angina would be to increase the oxygen delivery to the tissues. How could you do this? (2 points)

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  • Dilate blocked/narrowed vessels (angioplasty)

- Bypass blocked/narrowed vessels (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - CABG)

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What is an angioplasty?

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  • Surgical unblocking of blood vessels
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What is Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)?

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  • Taking a blood vessel from another part of the body and attaching it to the coronary artery above and below the narrowed area or blockage
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What non-drug therapy’s can be used to reduce the risk of angina? (4 points)

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  • Live within limitations of what patient can do

Modify risk factors:

  • Stop smoking (will improve blood flow to the heart muscle)
  • Graded exercise programme (gradually build up exercise)
  • Improved diet/control cholesterol
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Which drug can be given to reduce the risk of MI?

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  • Aspirin
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What drugs can be used to reduce hypertension? (3 points)

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  • Diuretics, Ca channel antagonists

- Ace inhibitors, Beta blockers

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What drugs can be used to reduce preload/dilate coronary vessels?

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  • Nitrates - can get short or long acting
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What drugs can be used as emergency treatment for angina?

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GTN spray/tab

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What is GNT spray and what is it used for?

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  • Glyceryl trinitrate = a spray used to relieve angina (chest pain). When sprayed under the tongue it relaxes and widens blood vessels in the heart and the rest of the body
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What is the problem with CABG as surgical therapy for angina?

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  • The benefit of the surgery is not always obtained
34
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CABG can be used as surgical therapy for angina. It is classed as a major surgery. Why?

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  • There is a mortality risk

- Have to stop the heart to do it - risky

35
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Using CABG as surgical therapy or angina the patient will get a limited benefit. How long will this last?

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  • 10 years

- Less in smokers who continue to smoke

36
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In comparison too CABG, how good are angioplasty’s and stenting in terms of risk and benefit?

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  • Lower risk but lower benefit

- Risk of vessel rupture during procedure

37
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What kind of intervention is angioplasty’s and stenting classed as?

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  • Percutaneous intervention
38
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What is meant by percutaneous intervention?

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  • A non-surgical method used to open narrowed arteries that supply the heart muscle
39
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Angioplasty and stenting are lower risk than CABG. However what else is lower?

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  • The benefit
40
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What is there a risk of when performing an angioplasty or stent?

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  • Risk of vessel rupture during the procedure
41
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What kind of therapy does the patient need when getting an angioplasty or stent?

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  • Dual anti-platelet therapy
  • Which is the prescri ption of an antiplatelet medication in tandem with a recommendation to take a daily dose of aspirin
42
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What is an angioplasty?

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  • The use of a balloon to stretch open a narrowed or blocked artery
43
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What is dual antiplatelet therapy?

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  • Prescription of antiplatelet medication in tandem with a recommendation to take a daily dose of aspirin
44
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What is the name for ‘angina’ of the tissues?

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  • Peripheral vascular disease

- Usually occurs on the lower limb

45
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What is an atheroma?

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  • Degradation of the walls of the arteries caused by accumulated fatty deposits and scar tissue, and leading to restriction of the circulation and a risk of thrombosis
46
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What is the cause of peripheral vascular disease in lower limbs?

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  • Atheroma in the femoral/popliteal vessels
47
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What is a common symptom of peripheral vascular disease?

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  • ‘claudication’ pain in limb on exercise
  • claudication is a condition in which cramping pain in the leg is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries
  • Pain can be relieved with rest
48
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How is peripheral vascular disease managed?

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  • In the same way as angina
49
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Peripheral vascular disease indicates an ‘arteriopathy’ which is an MI risk. What is an arteriopathy?

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  • A disease affecting a joint
50
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Peripheral vascular disease may lead to tissue necrosis and gangrene. What can this result in?

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  • Amputation
51
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What can peripheral vascular disease be aggravated by?

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  • CV risk factors
52
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How does ischaemia turn to infarction? (5 points)

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  • Atheroma in vessels de to ulcerated plaques with platelet aggregation
  • A thrombosis forms on the surface
  • The thrombosis can enlarge rapidly to block the vessel
  • Plaque surface/platelets detach from the thrombosis and travel downstream and BLOCK vessels
  • No blood flow to the area causes infarction
53
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What causes infarction in the heart?

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  • Coronary artery atheroma
54
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What causes infarction in the lower limbs?

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  • Atheroma of the femoral & popliteal arteries
55
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What causes infarction in the brain?

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  • Atheroma in the carotid arteries

- Junction of the internal and external carotid

56
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What are the 5 different types of myocardial infarction?

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  1. Spontaneous - primary coronary event - plaque fissure/rupture
  2. MI secondary to ischaemia - balance of supply and demand
  3. Sudden death with symptoms of ischaemia and evidence of ST elevation or thrombus
  4. MI from PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention)
  5. MI from CABG
57
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How can yo reduce the tissue loss from necrosis because of infarction? (5 points)

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Open blood flow to ischaemic tissue

  • Thrombolysis (within 6 hours)
  • Angioplasty (with stent is best possible treatment if you can do it within 3 hours)

Bypass the obstruction

  • CABG, Fem/pop bypass
58
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How can you prevent a further episode of infarction ? (2 points)

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  • Risk factor management

- Aspirin

59
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What medical/surgical emergency procedure could be given to someone with a limb infarction? (2 points)

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  • Thrombolysis

- Salvage surgery

60
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Limb infarction may result in acute limb necrosis. What is the treatment for this?

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  • Amputation
61
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What is the name for an infarction of the brain?

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  • Stroke
62
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What are the 2 types of stroke and why is it important to know which one it is?

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  • Usually an embolism from atheroma but can occasionally be a cerebral bleed
  • Treatment complicated beca use if it is an infarction you are dissolving the clot to relieve the infarction but if it is a bleed then you have a clot preventing the blood from going into the brain and if trat for an infarction you are dissolving the clot so more blood wil go into the brain making it worse
63
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What are transient ischaemic attacks?

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  • A brief episode of neurological dysfunction resulting from an interruption in the blood supply to the brain, sometimes a precursor to stroke
  • PAtient will get all of the symptoms of a stroke
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The deficits when someone has a stroke are variable, but usually result in a loss of function. What determines what sort of function is lost?

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  • Depends on the brain region involved

- Will usually get some recovery with time

65
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What is the treatment of strokes and transient ischaemic attacks?

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  • Specialist centres - trials
66
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What are the signs and symptoms of MI? (6 points)

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  • Pain
  • Nausea
  • Pale
  • Sweaty
  • ‘going to die’ feeling
  • OR sient MI’s (people that have no signs or symptoms)
67
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What can MI’s cause? (2 points)

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  • Death

- Functional limitation

68
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What could you see in an ECG of a person with a MI? (2 points)

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  • ST segment elevation/ T wave abnormalities (varies in position with infarct but also may be normal
  • Q waves will only indicate an OLD MI
69
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Which cardiac enzymes can you test to investigate possible MI’s? (3 points)

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  • Troponin (will go up dramatically from onset of pain to full blown MI)
  • Creatine Kinase (specific for heart muscle and also for troponin)
  • LDH & AST increase - not specific
70
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What primary care would be given for an MI?

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  • Aim to get patient to hospital as soon as possible
  • Analgesia, aspirin and reassurance
  • BLS if required
71
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What is analgesia?

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  • Medicine given for pain
72
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What would be the treatment for an MI once in the hospital? (4 points)

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  • Primary percutaneous coronary intervention e.g. angioplasty & stenting (if can do within the 3 hour window)
  • Thrombolysis if indicated (6 hour window)
  • Drug treatment to reduce tissue damage
  • Prevent recurrence/complications by secondary prevention
73
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Give an example of medication that would be given to a patient in a hospital who had suffered from an MI?

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  • Aspirin
74
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Give an example of conditions patients must satisfy in order to be able to have thrombolysis? (8 points)

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  • Injury/surgery/ IM injections
  • Severe hypertension, active PUD (Peptic ulcer disease)
  • Diabetic eye disease, liver disease, pregnancy
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What are the possible complications of MI? (6 points)

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  • Death
  • Arrhythmias
  • Heart failure
  • Ventricular hypofunction & thrombosis
  • DVT & pulmonary embolism
  • Complications of thrombolysis
76
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What medical management can be used to prevent another MI? (4 points)

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  • Risk modification
  • Aspirin
  • Beta-blocker (reduces the risk of having an abnormal heart rhythm)
  • ACE inhibitor
77
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What do Beta-blockers do?

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  • Reduce blood pressure and force around the body
78
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What do ACE inhibitors do?

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  • Prevents the body from creating a hormone called Angiotensin II. They do this by blocking a chemical called angiotensin-converting enzyme. This has a variety of effects but essentially relaxes blood vessels and helps to reduce the amount of water resorbed by the kidneys
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What are 3 things that may also need to be treated after a person has had an MI?

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  • Heart failure
  • Arrhythmias
  • Psychological distress

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