ILA 1 - Atherosclerosis

Question 1

What is normal heart rate?

Answer 1

60-100

Question 2

What is the range for normal blood pressure?

Answer 2

120/80 to 90/60

Question 3

What blood pressure measurement is classed as clinically hypertensive in a practice?

Answer 3

140/90

Question 4

What is the blood pressure measurement which is classed as hypertensive, when measured at home? Why is it different from when measured in a practice?

Answer 4

135/85

It’s slightly lower than if measured in practice to account for white coat syndrome etc.

Question 5

What is a STEMI (ST elevated myocardial infarcation)?

Answer 5

STEMI is a complete occlusion of blood vessel with ST segment of ECG elevated.

Question 6

What is a NSTEMI (Non ST elevated myocardial infarcation)?

Answer 6

Partial occlusion of the blood vessel, which may show as ST segment depression on ECG or inversion of T segment

Question 7

What is unstable angina, and how is it different from NSTEMI?

Answer 7

Unstable angina is the same as NSTEMI except an NSTEMI is a myocardial infarction whereas unstable angina is diagnosed when there is no evidence of myocardial infarction.