Clinical Medicine: Chest Pain Flashcards
What is stable angina?
chest pain or pressure for at least 2 months precipitated by exertion or emotional stress and not worsening
What is unstable angina?
new onset angina with minimal exertion, angina at rest or angina that is worsening
may/may not have ST depression or T wave inversions with NORMAL cardiac enzymes
What is an NSTEMI?
ST segment depression and/or T wave inversions with
ABNORMAL cardiac enzymes
What is a STEMI?
ST segment elevation and ABNORMAL cardiac enzymes or a new LBBB or a posterior MI
What features make up acute coronary syndrome?
Unstable angina
or NSTEMI
or STEMI
What are the modifiable risk factors for CAD?
HTN
HLD
DM
Overweight/Obese
Smoking
Inactivity
Unhealthy diet
Stress
What are non-modifiable risk factors for CAD?
Male sex
Age
FMhx of premature CAD
Ethnicity (AA, Hisp, SE Asian)
What are some non-traditional risk factors for CAD?
CKD
Proteinuria
Inflammatory States (HIV, RA, Psoriasis, etc)
What is the classic presentation for ACS?
Chest pain radiating to jaw, neck, abd.
Dyspnea
N/V
Diaphoresis
Fatigue
20% of AMI are silent/atypical and commonly in which populations?
Elderly
Women
Diabetics
What are the three classic components of Angina Pectoris
(Diamond-Forrester Criteria of Chest Pain)
**MEMORIZE**
- Substernal chest pain
- Provoked by exertion/stress
- Relieved by rest and or NTG
Typical Angina has all three
Atypical has 2/3
Non-angina has 1/3
What does a resting ECG look for?
ST elevation/depression
T wave inversions
new LBBB
posterior MI
Q waves
etc.
What is a cardiac stress test used for?
What if it’s positive?
For patients with intermediate pretest probablilty of CAD
If it is a positive, pt’s should proceed with invasive coronary angiography
How is an exercise stress test done?
What drugs are used for a pharm stress test?
typically done with a treadmill or stationary bike
vasodilators (adenosine)
Inotropes/Chronotropes (Dobutamine)
who cannot have a stress test?
Those with baseline ECG abnormalities
(pre-existing BBB, paced rhythm, WPW, etc)
What is a stress echo used for?
looks for regional wall motion abnormalities or LV dilation
What is a stress myocardial perfusion imaging test used for?
AKA nuclear stress test
provides info on perfusion defects between rest and stress, cardiac viability and LV systolic function
A Dobutamine stress echo can evaluate contractility of the heart to determine what features?
Normal contractility
Regional wall abnormalities such as hypokinesis, akinesis, or dyskinesis