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Myocardial Infarction
Ch 52 Management of STEMI
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
12/12/2011

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Term

Acute Myocardial Infarction

(AMI)

definition 

and 

diagnosis

Definition

necrosis of myocardium from acute oculusion 

-chest pain

-ST elevation on ECG

-positive lab results

---triponin and creatine kinase

Term

treatment steps

of a STEMI

Definition
  1. oxygen
  2. morphine (pain and dec preload)
  3. aspirin (antiplatelet)
  4. reperfusion (-____+ teplase)

also: anticoags, nitroglycerin (pain and preload), BB , ACEI, 'statin and antidysrhythmic

Term

anti STEMI

reperfusion therapy

Definition

"clot buusstaas"-thrombolytics

-_____+ teplase

Term

Discharge Regimen

post MI

Definition
  • aspirin (or warfarin)
  • BB
  • ACEI
  • 'statin (HMG CoA reductase inhibitor)
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