ACS — Flashcards

_____ is a cardiac biomarker that is useful for detecting reinfarction following acute MI

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with chest pain and a new left bundle branch block on ECG? _____

Chest pain at rest or with ↑ intensity with exertion = _____ angina

Hint: stable/unstable

Inferior MI and hypotension and distended neck veins = _____ infarction

Hint: location

Asthma exacerbation with poor response to albuterol/ipratropium nebs, IV steroids, magnesium, continuous albuterol nebulizer; later no wheezing and blood gases showing hypercapnic respiratory failure and hypoxemia? Management? _____

Hypotension and distended neck veins + clear lungs = _____ infarction

Hint: location

An infarction of the _____ may result in:

Hint: coronary artery

Which lead(s) gives information about posterior wall infarctions? _____

Nitrates should be avoided in _____-sided myocardial infarction

Pathologic Q waves are only seen late after a(n) _____

Hint: NSTEMI/STEMI