AMI complications - short term

Question 1

Immediate
arrhythmias
- ? and ? are common after AMI, particularly with reperfusion
? occurs frequently and relapse is frequent
? or AV ? if MI affects ?/?

Answer 1

VF, VT
AF
brady, block, SAN/AVN

Question 2

Short term - 
pulmonary ?
? shock
?
?-? defect
ruptured ? ?
rupture of ? wall

Answer 2

oedema
cardiogenic
thromemb
vent-septal
chordae tendinae
ventricular

Question 3

Pulmonary oedema

• ? heart fails - leading to ?
• pulmonary ? causes leaking of fluid into alveoli
• this is an ? - Sx - extreme ?, with ? and anxiety
• may be cough producing ?, ?-stained sputum
• o/e - signs of acute ? ?, with ? throughout chest

Answer 3

left
dilation
backpressure
emergency
SOB, sweating
frothy, blood
heart failure
crackles

Question 4

Cardiogenic shock - carries a ? ? rate - due to vicious cycle of ? causing decr ? flow, thus further pump ?

Answer 4

high mortality
hypotension
coronary
failure

Question 5

Thromboembolism - thrombi may form over ? area of ? - emboli can go to ?, kidney, ?, lower limbs - causing ?

Answer 5

infl
endocardium
brain, gut
infarction

Question 6

Ventriculo-septal defect

intracardiac ? may occur through the ? - causes a ?-? shunt - causing severe ??? if large

Answer 6

rupture
septum
left right
LVF

Question 7

Ruptured chordae tendinae
- leads to ? valve incompetence
Ruptured ventricular wall
- usually 2-?d after infarct, due to ? of wall
- leads to ?, cardiac ? and rapid death

Answer 7

mitral
2-10
softening
haemopericardium
tamponade