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Chest Pain Flashcards

1
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Give some respiratory causes of chest pain

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  • pneumonia

- pulmonary embolism

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Describe chest pain associated with pulmonary embolism

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  • to the side of the chest
  • sharp
  • localised
  • worse when they breath in or cough
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3
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Describe chest pain in pneumonia

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  • not in the centre of the chest

- temperature, cough and breathlessness

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4
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Give a cause of gastrointestinal chest pain

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  • acid reflux
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Describe chest pain from acid reflux

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Burning pain running up to the chest or centrally

-worse lying flat or having certain food

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6
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Give cardiac causes of chest pain

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  • ischaemic

- pericarditis

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7
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Describe ischaemic chest pain

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  • dull pain in the retrosternal
  • poorly localised
  • may radiate pain into the jaw, shoulder and neck
  • worse with exertion
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Describe pericarditis chest pain

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  • sharp pain in the retrosternal
  • eased when sitting up and leaning forward
  • coughing and deep breathing make it worse
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9
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Give some musculoskeletal causes of chest pain

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  • rib fracture

- costochondritis

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10
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Describe the pain associated with costochondritis

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  • sharp pain
  • tender to palpate
  • worse when coughing or breathing in
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11
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What is visceral ischaemic chest pain

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Pain originating from the organ or tissue

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12
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What is somatic pain

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Pain relating to the pleural sac or pericardial sac

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13
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Describe visceral pain

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  • dull, poorly localised

- worse with exertion

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14
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Describe somatic pain

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  • sharp pain, well localised

- worse with inspiration, coughing or changing position

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15
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What is pericarditis

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Inflammation of the pericardium often secondary to viral infections

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16
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Hat may be heard on auscultation in pericarditis

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The pericardial rub which is a coarse noise

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17
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Describe the ECG of someone with pericarditis

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  • elevated ST with saddle appearance
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18
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True or false - atherosclerosis is a cause of non ischaemic chest pain

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False - its a cause of ischaemic cardiac chest pain

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19
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What is stable angina

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Where heart tissue ischaemia only occurs during exercise as the occlusion of the arteries by the atheroma only compromises the demand of the heart during this increased requirement

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20
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What is a typical patient history of stable angina

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  • chest pain when exercising
  • dull, retrosternal pain
  • no pain at rest
  • radiating pain to neck and shoulder
  • GTN spray relieves pain
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21
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What are acute coronary syndromes

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Problems which cause a sudden reduction in blood flow to the heart

22
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True or false- stable angina is an acute coronary syndrome

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False - stable angina does not cause sudden reduction of blood flow

23
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How do atheromas cause acute coronary syndromes

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The atherosclerotic plaque ruptures, platelets aggregate and a thrombus forms. This can then completely occlude the lumen.

24
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How much of the lumen is occluded in an STEMI resulting acute coronary syndrome

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All of the lumen

25
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In unstable angina how much of the lumen is occluded

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  • only partially occluded but there’s worsening ischaemia

- means that pain is still there at rest

26
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True or false - there is infarction of tissue in Non-STEMIs

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True as there is a very small lumen

27
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When are cardiac enzymes released from muscle cells

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During infarction so when the muscle cells are dead

28
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True or false - cardiac enzymes are released during ischaemia

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False - only infarction

29
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What are the difference in the the patient history of unstable angina and stable angina

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  • pain at rest
  • pain more intense
  • pain lasts longer
  • GTN doesn’t work
  • risk of deteriorating further to a NTSTEMI or STEMI
30
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Describe the patient history for a myocardial infarction

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  • dull, retrosternal pain (more severe than angina) for more than 15 mins
  • radiates to neck and shoulders
  • looks unwell
  • increased autonomic output
  • GTN spray and resting doesn’t help
31
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True or false - clinical examinations for stable angina and acute coronary syndromes will always be abnormal

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False - they are often normal

32
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What diagnostic tests can be done for acute coronary syndrome

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  • ECG

- blood tests

33
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What are you looking for in blood tests for suspected acute coronary syndromes

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Troponin to see if there’s myocyte death

34
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On an ECG what do patterns of infarct look like

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  • ST elevation

- hyperacute T waves

35
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what may cause an elevated ST wave

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  • MI

- left bundle branch block

36
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months after a STEMI what will the ECG have

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prominent Q wave

37
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what ECG patterns are seen in ischaemia

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  • ST depression

- T wave flattening

38
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how do you distinguish between a NSTEMI and unstable angina

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troponin levels in the blood - troponin is present in NSTEMI

39
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what would you look at in blood tests for stable angina

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  • FBC = looking for anaemia
  • cholesterol
  • thyroid function (hypothyroidism can cause anaemia)
40
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how will adenosine be used to look for ischaemia

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adenosine causes vasodilation of the coronary arteries allowing you to see a blockage

41
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what medications can be used for stable angina

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  • aspirin
  • beta blockers
  • statin
  • ACE inhibitors
42
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how does aspirin help in stable angina

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anti platelet drug so prevents them sticking together

43
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what treatments are used for stable angina

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  • CABG

- angioplasty

44
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what is the difference in occlusion of an artery of a STEMI and NSTEMI

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STEMI = full occlusion
NSTEMI = large occlusion
45
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what is referred pain

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where pain is felt away from the site of origin

46
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why does referred pain occur

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the afferent signals of pain from the heart go to the brain along the same passageway as the dermatomes T1-T4. the brain then confuses the messages and presumes the pain is in the dermatomes so does this through the efferent signals

47
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what is radiating pain

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when the pain starts in one place and moves around

48
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what is a percutaneous coronary intervention

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a non-surgical procedure where a balloon catheter is inserted through the femoral or radial artery and is used to inflate the coronary artery. A metal stent is then added

49
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why is an ECG normal for someone with stable angina

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at rest there is no significant occlusion to the blood flow so the demands of the heart are met

50
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what are the advantages of a coronary angiogram to a catheter angiogram

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quicker, non-invasive and less complications

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