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Title: Acute coronary syndrome
Description: These are HIGH YIELD exam questions which are better than notes which are used to study as part of active recall. The questions cover the ACS in depth
Description: These are HIGH YIELD exam questions which are better than notes which are used to study as part of active recall. The questions cover the ACS in depth
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Acute coronary
syndrome
Define & describe the 3 major clinical subtypes of acute coronary syndromes
Describe the causes, underlying coronary pathology, major clinical features & diagnosis of
acute coronary syndromes
Give an account of the non-pharmacological & pharmacological management of ACS
Give an account of mechanisms of action of the major classes of drugs used in the
management of ACS
Describe the consensus care pathways for ACS
Differentiate between UA and NSTEMI?
Why is there an increased risk of MI or ischemic episodes in UA and NSTEMI?
How does electrical instability come about in STEMI and leads to cardiac rhythm
abnormalities?
What are the temporal characteristics in STEMI and NSTEMI?
What are clinical features of ACS?
What are typical serial ecg changes for UA/NSTEMI and STEMI?
What are typical serial cardiac biomarker changes in ACS?
what is the diagnostic approach with suspected ACS?
What is the fourth universal diagnostic criteria?
what is the immediate management of ACS?
What is the clinical management of STEMI?
Define the Open Artery Theory?
What are two types of repurfusion for STEMI and name the supporting therapy?
what are two treatment pathways (strategies) for UA/NSTEMI?
When to use thrombolytic therapy and agents available?
How do thrombolytics produce their beneficial effects?
What is the indication of thrombolytic therapy?
Describe properties of SK, alteplase, reteplase, and tenectaplase?
what are adverse side effects associated with thrombolytics?
How does Antiplatelets activate (3 steps)?
List the three classes of antiplatelets and give an example of each one?
Give the mechansim that NSAIDS work to produce their effects?
Give the mechanism that ADP anatagonist work to produce their effects?
Give the mechanism that GP2b/3a inhibitors work?
what is the three amino acid sequence used by eptifibatide to bind receptor?
What are two major classes of anticoagulant and name each?
which indirect anticoagulants are selective and for which factor?
What is the mechanism of action of Unfractionated heparin?
What is the mechanism of action of LMWH?
What is the mechanism of action of Fondaparinux?
What is the mechanism of action of Bivalirudin?
Care pathway for STEMI and UA/NSTEMI?
5 medications post reperfusion after MI (revasculization)
Title: Acute coronary syndrome
Description: These are HIGH YIELD exam questions which are better than notes which are used to study as part of active recall. The questions cover the ACS in depth
Description: These are HIGH YIELD exam questions which are better than notes which are used to study as part of active recall. The questions cover the ACS in depth