Acute Medical Presentations — Flashcards

How are nitrates administered in ACS Management _____ intravenously

An NSTEMI is defined as _____ but no ST-segment elevation + elevated biomarkers of myocardial damage

Is Troponin used to diagnose a STEMI _____

What is given to patients undergoing PCI with radial access during procedure: _____

What is the initial antithrombin therapy for NSTEMI/unstable angina if patients are: - not at high risk of bleeding/ not having angiography immediately _____ - immediate angiography is planned, or creatinine >265 umol/L unfractionated heparin (UFH)

What are the other anti-platelets used in STEMI management: _____ prasugrel ticagrelor

What ECG changes indicate an NSTEMI (in the absence of ST elevation)?\n_____ and T wave inversion

If a patient has been in AF for more than 48 hours then: _____ or perform a transoesophageal echo (TOE) to exclude a left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus

What are important questions to ask in a Falls History? 9

AF can degenerate rapidly to VF in Wolf-Parkinsons White Syndrome because The accessory pathway conducts the chaotic atrial activity during AF which bombards the ventricles Wheras usually the AV node acts as a _____ slowing conduction from the atria to ventricles This rapid ventricular activation can degenerate into Ventricular Fibrillation (VF)