Pharmacotherapy of ACS Flashcards
Signs/Symptoms
Chest, arm, jaw/neck, or epigastric discomfort with exertion or at rest
Atypical Signs/Symptoms
SOB, jaw and back pain, nausea, dizziness, “cold sweat”, n/v, anorexia, hypotension, crackles
Women Signs/Symptoms
SOB, jaw/back pain, nausea
Diabetics Signs/Symptoms
May be reduced due to autonomic neuropathy (HR/BP may not increase)
Elderly Signs/Symptoms
Altered mental status
Which of the following agents used in the management of ACS may decrease MORTALITY?
Aspirin
Early Hospital/ ER based Pharmacotherapy MONA
Morphine
Oxygen
Nitrate
Aspirin
Aspirin
High dose 325
Will decrease mortality
Oxygen
Maintain O2 saturation of 90% or greater
- Oxidative damage to ischemic tissues
Chest pain
SL NTG
Morphine
IV NTG
Morphine dose
2-5 mg IV q5minutes PRN chest pain not relieved by SL NTG
Morphine causes
analgesia
vasodilation
decreased sympathetic tone (slows tachycardic HR)
Morphine hold
Histamine release –> itching
Sedation, hypOTN
IV NTG hold for
HypOTN, tachycardia, bradycardia, arrhythmia
Do not immediately discontinue, must titrate down
Early BB use:
NOT if they seem to have acute heart failure (PE, low BP)
Low-Medium Risk NSTEMI
No troponin increase
EKG changes: None, nonspecific, ST depression, T-wave inversion
High Risk NSTEMI
Yes troponin increase
EKG changes: None, nonspecific, ST depression, T-wave inversion
STEMI
Yes Troponin increase
EKG: ST elevation
ROMI Cardiac Enzyme Panel
Every 3-6 hours 2-3 times
STEMI Management
Percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty/stenting) or fibrinolysis
Goal of STEMI management
Restore complete blood flow to occluded artery within 90 minutes of arriving at hospital
Symptoms less than 12 hours
Significant improvement with treatment
Symptoms 12-24 hours
Might improve with treatment
Symptoms greater than 24 hours
Unlikely to prove beneficial and tissue cannot be salvaged
PCI Goal
Within 90 minutes of medical contact
Fibrinolysis Goal
Within 30 minutes of arrival at hospital
- Not as successful as PCI
NSTEMI –>
Risk stratification ot identify high risk patients vs medium or low risk
NSTEMI Goal
ID an appropriate management of high and moderate risk patient to minimize loss of myocardium
Risk Stratification is based on
GRACE score greater than 140
Elevated troponin (tissue death)
ST depression
High Risk Patients
Go to Cath lab within 24 hours
Medium Risk Patients
Go to cath lab in 1-3 days
Low Risk Patients
Further diagnostics (exercise stress test) Don't think they are having a heart attack but lets make sure
Medical management + Patients
Some patients don’t want to go to cath lab so they just start standard anti-thrombotics and secondary preventative measures
MONA-PA
Morphine Oxygen Nitrate Aspirin P2Y12 Inhibitor Anti-coagulant - So one of the first 4 + PA
Cath Lab Required Therapy
Potent anti-thrombotic bc you are going in angainst week vessel walls and poking/breaking up a clot (make it angry)