S9 Investigation and Management of ACS Flashcards
What is the most common acute coronary syndrome? What are two rarer pathologies?
- atheromatous plaque rupture
- coronary dissection
- coronary spasm
What is a type 1 MI?
- atherosclerotic plaque rupture/ulceration/fissure/erosion/dissection
- results in thrombus in one or more coronary arteries
- decreased myocardial blood flow and or distal embolisation
- myocardial necrosis
What is critical information to get from a history when assessing a patient for MI/angina?
- is there any radiation?
- is the pain dull with central tightness?
- is the pain relieved with GTN spray and how long does it take to have an affect?
- is the pain getting worse?
- is it pleuritic pain?
- does the patient have any risk factors e.g. smoking, family history, hypertension, high cholesterol, thrombophilia?
What would you assess on examination of a patient with a possibility of acute chest syndrome?
- BP (systolic pressure of below 90mmHg)
- tachycardia or bradycardia (heart block?)
- auscultation of the lungs - clear or wet?
- any unusual heart sounds e.g. murmurs
- does the patient have cool peripheries?
- check the JVP
Which ECG leads look at the lateral aspect of heart?
Lead I, aVL, V5 and V6
What are the major coronary arteries?
- right coronary artery
* left main coronary artery - circumflex artery and left anterior descending artery/interventricular anterior artery
Which ECG leads look at the inferior aspect of heart?
Leads II, III and aVF
Which ECG leads look at the anteroseptal aspect of heart?
V1, V2, V3, V4
If an infarct is in the septal aspect which leads will be abnormal?
V1 and V2
If an infarct is in the anterior aspect which leads will be abnormal?
V1 to V6
If an infarct is in the lateral aspect which leads will be abnormal?
V5 and V6
If an infarct is in the anteroseptal aspect which leads will be abnormal?
V1-V4
If an infarct is in the anterolateral aspect which leads will be abnormal?
V3-V6
If an infarct is in the inferior aspect which leads will be abnormal?
II, III and aVF
If an infarct is in the high lateral aspect which leads will be abnormal?
I and aVL