CV tut 5

• What are the classical symptoms of stable angina, unstable angina and an acute myocardial infarction?

  • chest pain
  • unstable angina is on exertion
  • unstable angina is worse than stable
  • difference in ST segment
• List 3 groups of people for whom chest pain may not be a major symptom of a myocardial infraction? (explain your answer):

  • people with diabetes due to diabetic neuropathy altering sensation
  • women due to hormonal differences
  • older patients due to altered pain response with age
• ECG:

  • elevates ST segment = STEMI
  • depressed ST segment
  • NSTEMI = has positive presence of troponin
  • unstable angina = has negative presence of troponin