COMPLETE MANAGEMENT OF AMI Coronary Care Unit (CCU) Patients of AMI are admitted to CCU for monitoring of all vital parameters, management of arrhythmias, thrombolytic therapy. For more management-of-acute-myocardial-infarction-ami and acute-myocardial-infarction-management-regime-for-management-of-ami Sedation DiazeRam Lorazepam Reassurance Quiet surroundings. Diet Liquids for 1St 12 hours. Fat <30 % of total calories, carbohydrate...
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REGIME FOR MANAGEMENT OF AMI Twelve lead ECG is done. Or If there is ST elevation more than 1 mm in any lead or 2 mm in V1′ V2 , In comparison, fibrinolytic therapy has largely not been effective in patients with a non-ST elevation MI (NSTEMI) then reperfusion...
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CARDIAC MARKERS IN MI Serum proteins released in blood from necrotic heart muscles after AMI are called serum markers . Creatinine phosphokinase (CK) Rises in 4 – 8 hours. Returns to normal in 48 – 72 hours. CK increased in : IM injections Stroke Surgery Trauma Skeletal muscle...
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CLINICAL PRESENTATION Acute Myocardial Infarction is precipitated by exertion, exercise, emotional stress, medical and surgical disease and interventions. Circadian variation – AMI is more common in early morning hours due to increase in sympathetic tone and increased thrombolytic tendency from 4 to 12 AM. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the...
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MANAGEMENT of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) MANAGEMENT Management involves Prompt attention and diagnosis. Reperfusion therapy Management of pain. MI is a medical emergency; Typical treatment for the patient includes: diagnosis and treatment should not be delayed. administering oxygen immediately, and giving aspirin and beta blockers, unless there are...
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Acute Myocardial Infarction CLINICAL PRESENTATION Acute Myocardial Infarction is precipitated by exertion, exercise, emotional stress, medical and surgical disease and interventions. Circadian variation – AMI is more common in early morning hours due to increase in sympathetic tone and increased thrombolytic tendency from 4 to 12 AM. Acute Myocardial...
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Acute Myocardial Infarction AMI Causes PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Atherosclerosis and Etiology Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) may present as unstable angina (no ST segment elevation), or acute myocardial infarction. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) implies irreversible damage to the myocardium. MI Causes usually occurs when an atheromatous plaque in a coronary artery ruptures, and...
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Cardiomyopathy Diagnosis Signs and Symptoms CARDIOMYOPATHY Causes Etiology Types Diagnosis of Cardiomyopathy with Treatment Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathies are a group of diseases which involve the heart muscles and affect cardiac functions. Any disease that affects the heart muscle, diminishing cardiac performance There is primary involvement of heart muscles. There is no...
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Pulmonary Hypertension Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension ,Physical Examination and Symptoms of Pulmonary Hypertension with Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment Pulmonary hypertension means an increase in pulmonary artery pressure. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure and secondary right ventricular failure. Elevated blood pressures in the pulmonary arteries (above 25-30...
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Tricuspid Stenosis and Tricuspid Regurgitation Symptoms of Tricuspid Stenosis and Tricuspid Regurgitation with Physical findings Treatment Tricuspid stenosis is an uncommon valvular abnormality that most commonly occurs in association with other valvular lesions. Regurgitation caused not by valvular disorder but by dilatation of ventricles, the great vessels,...
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