tests and treatments for AMI/CHD Flashcards
1
Q
Why a full blood count?
A
To rule out anaemia
2
Q
What cardiac enzymes?
A
Cardiac troponins T and I, Myocardial muscle creatine kinase (CK-MB)
3
Q
What tests to define patients coronary anatomy and the extent of the disease?
A
cardiac angiography
4
Q
what does cardiac angiography do?
A
defines patients coronary anatomy and the extent of the disease.
5
Q
how is a cardiac angiography performed?
A
a catheter inserted; tube into a blood vessel in groin/arm, x-ray images guide and catheter is passed up to heart. contrast medium injected and x ray images taken.
6
Q
What are troponins I and T?
A
Structural components of cardiac muscle, released into bloodstream with myocardial injury. Highly specific, more so than CK-MB.
7
Q
Time frame for troponins
A
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