Lecture 16 Flashcards
1
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Type 1 MI
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Due to atherosclerotic plaque: Rupture Dissection Ulceration Fissure Erosion
Causing intraluminal thrombus
2
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Type II MI
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Ischaemia and Necrosis caused by reasons other than atherosclerotic plaque e.g. Hypotension Bradycardia arrhythmia Tachycardia arrhythmia Anaemia Respiratory failure Toxins Coronary Endothelial dysfunction Coronary artery spasm
3
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MI investigations
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ECG Blood test for Troponin I Angiogram - where Echocardiogram- where Chest X Ray - pulmonary oedema U & E - acute kidney injury