Therapeutics Of ACS

Question 0

What conditions ⬇️ O2 supply?

Answer 0

Anaemia
Aortic valve stenosis
Atherosclerosis
Coronary artery spasm

Question 1

What re the branches of the R C artery?

Answer 1

Circumflex

L anterior descending

Question 2

What condition cause ⬆️ O2 demand?

Answer 2

Cocaine
Beri beri
Thyrotoxicosis

Question 3

What % of an artery needs to be blocked before ischaemia symptoms present?

Answer 3

70%!!

Question 4

What u seen in the ECG of a patient with ACS?

Answer 4

ST elevation

ST depression

Question 5

What dermatome is responsible for pain radiating to the arm in chest pain?

Answer 5

Efferent parasympathetic

T1 dermatome

Question 6

What biomarkers are used to diagnose ACS?

Answer 6

Troponin I & T

Question 7

What are the 3 subunits of troponin?

Answer 7

C, I & T

Question 8

What are the critical values if Troponin I & T?

Answer 8

TnI: >1.5 ng/mL

TnT: >0.1 ng/mL

Question 9

Complication of ACS

Answer 9

Death (10%)
Arrhythmia
Further ischaemia or infarction
❤️ failure
Structural defect (rupture/ aneurysm)
VTE
CVA/TIA

Question 10

VTE

Answer 10

?

Question 11

CVA/TIA

Answer 11

?

Question 12

Treatment for ACS?

Answer 12

M[O]NA:

Morphine
O2
Nitrates
Aspirin

Question 13

Name some non traditional risk factors for IHD?

Answer 13

RA

COPD