Acute Coronary Syndrome Tests Bundle Pack

In what two ways does coronary perfusion differ from that of the rest of the body? - Answer -timing: it occurs during diastole -O2 extraction: is maximal at all times What range of conditions are included in Acute Coronary Syndrome? - Answer Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI In most peopl...

When ischemia is prolonged and not immediately reversible, what develops and encompasses the spectrum of unstable angina (UA), non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)? - Answer acute coronary syndrome (ACS) Acute coronary sy...

The client with unstable angina has received education about the acute coronary syndrome. Which of the following indicates that he understood the teaching? 1. "This is a big warning, I must modify my lifestyle or risk having a heart attack in the next year." 2. "Angina is just a temporary inte...

Types of Angina - Answer - Stable Angina - Unstable Angina Stable Angina - Answer - Occurs with moderate to prolonged exertion - Familiar pattern (to pt.) - Frequency, duration, and intensity of symptoms remain stable over several months - Usually associated with a stable atherosclerotic ...

What are the types of Acute Coronary Syndrome? - Answer STEMI NSTEMI Unstable Angina What is a STEMI? - Answer ST elevation. Long period of blocked blood supply to the heart muscle affecting large are of heart muscle. It also changes levels of chemical markers in the blood. What is NSTEM...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) - Answer disease of the arteries surrounding the heart Chronic Stable angina -> Acute coronary syndrome Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) - Answer Umbrella term, for Unstable angina, NSTMI, and STMI atherosclerosis- narrowing and hardening of the arteries - A...

Acute Coronary Syndromes: - Answer Umbrella term referring to any constellation of clinical symptoms compatible with acute myocardial ischemia - Unstable angina (UA) - Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) - ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) Clinical Presen...

Which of the following are standard medications that may be used to treat a patient with an acute coronary syndrome characterized as NSTEMI? (select all that apply) - Answer Morphine and Aspirin Look for drugs in the acronym MONA, which represent standard care for a MI: Morphine, Oxygen, Nitrat...

Which is true regarding the prevalence of acute coronary syndrome? Select all that apply. A. Someone dies every minute from acute coronary syndrome. B. Acute coronary syndrome causes approximately 50,000 deaths per year. C. Someone has an acute coronary syndrome episode every 25 seconds. D. 10...

Types of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) - Answer ST-elevation ACS: acute chest pain and persistent (>20 mins) ST-segment elevation. Most develop ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Non-ST-elevation ACS: acute chest pain without persistent ST-segment elevation. - unstable angina: norm...

What is UA? - Answer Unstable Angina, a type of ACS -chest pain, with no cardiac enzymes -no or transient ischemic ECG changes (ST depression, T wave inversion) Treat: GAP-BAS What is NSTEMI? - Answer Non-ST Elevated Myocardia Infarction, a type of ACS (Heart Attack/Blockage) -chest pa...

Which descriptions of chest pain would be associated with ACS? - Answer - Pain that may be intermittent - Pain that feels like pressure, squeezing, tightness, aching or heaviness - Pain that radiates to one or both arms - Pain lasting longer than 3 to 5 minutes A patient presents to the ED w...