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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COMPLICATIONS OF AMI AND TREATMENT TRICULAR DYSFUNCTION RV INFARCTION RUPTURE OF FREE WALL CARDIOGENIC SHOCK VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT (VSD) MITRAL REGURGITATION (MR) 1. VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION Ventricular remodeling is a series of changes in shape, size and thickness of ventricular myocardium after infarction. This leads to global LV dysfunction...
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Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) ischemic heart disease (IHO) is a disease of the heart due to a deficiency of supply of blood, oxygen and nutrients to the heart. Ischemic heart disease occurs when there is imbalance between supply (of blood, oxygen, nutrients) and demand (increased demand, less supply). Ischemic Heart...
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Ischemia Types Effects of Ischemia, Myocardial ischemia(MI) ECG ,vertebrobasilar ischemia and other metabolic changes A temporary deficiency of blood flow to an organ or tissue, Normal muscle contraction and relaxation affected Angina pectoris has been considered the cardinal symptom of myocardial ischemia for more than two centuries. LVF (left...
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PRESENTATIONS OF ischemic heart disease (IHD) Angina pectoris, acute MI or death may be the First presentation of IHD. Stable Angina Pectoris stable angina pectoris is chest pain due to coronary :; ischemia which is of very short duration and easily -relieved (within 5-10 minutes) by simple measures like rest....
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Ischemic Heart Disease Physical Examination Lab Examination and Family history of premature IHD Unstable Angina Unstable angina is angina pectoris with typical character of pain but certain atypical features like: It occurs at rest and lasts more than 10 minutes .2/. It is of new onset within...
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Coronary Arteriography (Angiography) Radio-opaque dye is injected into a peripheral artery and coronary arteries are visualized for any obstructive atherosclerotic lesions. cardiac catheterization was primarily a diagnostic procedure that was used to evaluate ventricular function, and coronary anatomy hemodynamics,. diagnostic catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are done by...
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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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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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Aortic Regurgitation SYMPTOMS of Aortic Regurgitation Aortic Regurgitation PHYSICAL FINDINGS Aortic Regurgitation TREATMENT Aortic Regurgitation or aortic incompetence is a regurgitation of blood into the left ventricle during diastole due to defective closure of the aortic valve. A backward flowing, as in the return of solids or fluids to the...
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