ABSTRACT

Clues: angina, N&V, sweating,LVF (seep.243), arrhythmias, Hx of IHD. Remember atypical pain and silent infarcts in DM, elderly or if ¡GCS. ACS encompasses the following:

1 STEMI: ST elevation myocardial infarction (see p. 215). 2 NSTEMI: Non-ST elevation MI; troponin (T or I) ve. 3 UA(P): Unstable angina (pectoris); troponin (T or I) ve.