Heart Attack Diagnosis And Meds

Question 1

Diagnoses methods for heart attack

Answer 1

ECG, Blood Work, and history such as questions and answers; duration and onset of symptoms

Question 2

Common Symptoms of a heart attack

Answer 2

Chest pain ( crushing heavy), shortness of breath, radiating pain, Nausea / vomitting, profuse sweating. Symptoms should have lasted more than 20 minutes

Question 3

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Symptoms for women having a heart attack

Answer 3

Nausea, vomitting, dizziness, black outs more often than men. If it’s a diabetic patient there might not be any pain due to nerve damage.

Question 4

How to read EKG

Answer 4

P wave reads the atrial contraction/ depolarization, QRS complex reads ventricular contractions and atrial relaxation, T wave reads ventricular relaxation

Question 5

What is a STEMI

Answer 5

STEMI can be caused by ST elevation which can occur during a myocardial infarction which is a full thickness infarct.

Question 6

What is a Non STEMI

Answer 6

ST depression is a non STEMI where there is a partial thickness myocardial infarction.

Question 7

What does the blood work will show for a heart attack

Answer 7

Looks for cardiac markers which get released into the blood stream when in a heart attack the membranes ruptures releasing these proteins called troponin, myoglobin, and creatinine kinase MB, especially Troponin T and Troponin I.

Question 8

Medications given during heart attack ?

Answer 8

Aspirin - to prevent blood clot
Thrombolysis - to break down the clot and reaper fuse but only given for STEMIs
Beta blockers - reduces heart rate
Nitrates - vasodilators
Anticoagulants - prevent blood clots
Statins - low plaques and cholesterol
Ace inhibitors - reduces blood pressure