ACS — Flashcards

_____ = reinfarction

Hint: CK-MB/troponin

Treatment for a(n) myocardial infarction can be remembered with the mnemonic "MONA BASH" M_____ O_____ N_____ A_____ Beta-blockers ACE inhibitors Statins Heparin (Enoxaparin)

ECG shows STEMI → _____

Hint: next step

ECG (-) STEMI → _____

Hint: next test

Which four acute MI treatments have been shown to reduce mortality, and should thus be part of maintenance therapy? _____

What is the first-line pharmacologic treatment for stable angina? Statins and Aspirin → help prevent cardiovascular events _____-blockers → reduce myocardial oxygen demand Nitrates → treat acute anginal symptoms by decreasing preload

What is the initial treatment for acute hyponatremic encephalopathy (e.g. headache, nausea/vomiting, AMS)? _____

Sharp, tearing chest / back pain = _____ Pleuritic chest pain = _____

Hint: PE/aortic dissection

_____ stroke patients = permissive hypertension

Hint: hemmorhagic or ischemic

_____ may result in:

Hint: Condition