Developed over three editions by the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland to support students attending the three RCSI universities, this convenient handbook provides pragmatic guidance to the principles and practice of medicine that students can expect to encounter during undergraduate and early p...
Answer: 1. Age >55
2. >3 CAD risk factors
3. known CAD (stenosis >50%)
4. ASA use in past 7 days
5. severe angina (>2 episodes in 24 hrs)
6. ECG ST changes >0.5mm
7. +ve cardiac marker
2.
Components of TIMI risk score for STEMI?
Answer: 1. Age
2. DM, HTN or Angina
3. SBP <100mmHg
4. HR > 100
5. Killip class II-IV
6. weight < 67kg
7. Ant. ST elevation/LBBB
8. Time to treatment > 4hrs
3.
Why is TIMI risk score used in STEMI?
Answer: estimates mortality
4.
Sgarbossa\'s criteria for MI in patient\'s with prior LBBB?
Answer: 1. Concordant ST elevation >1mm in leads with a +ve QRS complex
2. Concordant ST depression >1mm in V1-V3
3. Excessively discordant ST elevation in leads with a -ve QRS
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