Chapter 9: Infarction Flashcards
A coronary artery can be gradually narrowed by lipid deposits that become ____________ ______ beneath the ______ ______ of the vessel. The intima may eventually rupture, exposing the plaque to the blood within the artery. This initiates the formation of a ________.
atheromatous plaque
intima lining
thrombus
(p. 259)
The EKG can tell us which ________ ______ is occluded, and can even reveal any ______ in the ventricular conduction caused by the infarction.
coronary artery
blocks
(p. 259)
The coronary arteries originate at the…
…base of the aorta.
p. 260
Necrotic, infarcted tissue cannot…
…depolarize.
p. 262
Hypoxic ventricular foci in the area of necrosis are often the source of…
…serious ventricular arrhythmias.
p. 262
The myocardial infarction triad is ________, ______, and ________, but any of the 3 may occur alone.
Also, not all 3 need to be present in order to _________ myocardial infarction.
ischemia, injury, necrosis
diagnose
(p. 263)
The term “ischemia” literally means…
…reduced blood supply.
p. 263
The characteristic sign of ischemia on EKG is…
…inverted T waves.
p. 264
Angina is usually associated with…
…transient T wave inversion.
p. 264
In adults, flat (nonexistent) T waves or minimal T wave inversion may be a ______ _______ in any of the LIMB leads.
normal variant (p. 265)
However, any T wave inversion in leads __ through __ is considered pathological.
V2 through V6
p. 265
Marked T wave inversion in leads V2 and V3, the hallmark of _______ ________, alerts us to ________ of the anterior __________ coronary.
Wellens syndrome
stenosis
descending
(p. 265)
Elevation of the ST segment signifies…
It tells us that an MI is…
…“injury”.
…acute (recent).
p. 266
Angina without exertion, “Prinzmetal’s” angina, can cause _________ __ _________ in the absence of an infarction.
transient ST elevation
p. 266
If the ST segment is elevated without associated _ _____, this may represent ___-_ ____ __________.
Q waves, non-Q wave infarction
p. 267
A ventricular aneurysm can cause persistent ST elevation in…
…most of the chest leads, and the ST segment does NOT return to the baseline with time.
(p. 267)
Pericarditis produces a unique type of ST segment elevation that may also elevate the _ ____ off the baseline.
T wave
p. 267
______ _______ _____ can occur spontaneously in patients with Brugada syndrome.
Sudden cardiac death
p. 268
Brugada syndrome is a __________ condition, characterized by RBBB and ST elevation in leads __ to __.
hereditary, V1 to V3
p. 268
Brugada syndrome is caused by dysfunctional…
Prophylaxis against the deadly arrhythmias that can result requires…
…cardiac sodium channels.
…ICD implantation.
p. 268
Brugada syndrome is responsible for nearly _______ of the sudden deaths in healthy young individuals without structural heart disease.
one-half
p. 268
Pericarditis may be caused by…
…a virus, bacteria, cancer, or other sources of inflammation, including MI.
(p. 269)
With pericarditis, the ST segment is elevated and usually ____ or _______.
flat or concave
p. 269
Name the 3 conditions under which the ST segment may become depressed:
subendocardial infarction
positive stress test
digitalis
(p. 270)