Acute Medical Presentations — Flashcards

A aortic dissection with a backwards tear can be complicated with _____ and/or inferior MI

A aortic dissection with a forwards tear can be complicated with _____ pulses, stroke, and/or renal failure

_____ management is determined by a risk assessment score such as GRACE

Hint: ACS type

The _____ score risk stratifies patients with ACS to predict the 6 month mortality

An ECG should be repeated _____ after fibrinolysis for STEMI

Aortic dissection can present with _____ between each arm

According to the Killip Class, what prognostic feature is the highest risk of 30 day mortality post-MI? _____

Aortic dissection can cause _____

Hint: valvular pathology

STEMI is managed with _____ if the patient presents within 12 hours of symptom onset and PCI can be performed within 120 minutes

_____ is a group of conditions caused by sudden decrease in blood flow to the heart - STEMI - NSTEMI - Unstable angina