Acute Medical Presentations — Flashcards

_____ should be given in addition to dual antiplatelet therapy in NSTEMI patients who are not at a high risk of bleeding/ having angiography immediately

Patients undergoing fibrinolysis for a STEMI should also be given an _____ drug

If a patient comes in with clincal signs of ACS and raised Troponin but no changes on ECG, what is the appropriate immediate step _____

The following ECG changes may be seen in hypothermia: J waves (Osborn waves) _____ Long QT interval

Hint: heart block

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What is the shape of the ST segment in Pericarditis _____

Hypothermia is a cause of _____

Hint: arrythmia

_____ is a risk factor for acute pericarditis

Hint: rheumatological

Left Ventricular Aneurysm is associated with _____ and left ventricular failure on ECG

The ishaemic damage sustained may weaken the myocardium resulting in _____