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- MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCT
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- 1)Oxygen
- 2)Nitroglycerin oral to IV
- except w/inferior wall,Decr. BP,
- or Rt. Ventricular MI & BP<90
- 3)Morphine for analgesia
- 4)Countershock for V. Tach.
- 5)Atropine w/:
- -Sinus Bradycardia w/Hypotension
- -Type I 2nd degree AV block
- -Inferior MI
- -Asystole
- -To counteract Hypotension &
- Bradycardia after Nitro
- 6)Monitor w/ EKG
- 7)Swan-Ganz Catheter w/:
- -CHF, severe & Progressive
- -Cardiogenic Shock
- -Acute MI w/ Papillary Muscle
- rupture or V. Septal Defect
- 8)Lidocaine for:
- -Acute MI, ischemia w/ PVC
- -V. Tach or V. Fibrillation
- 9)Pacemakers w/:
- -Asystole
- -Complete Heart Block
- -Right Bundle Branch Block
- -Left Bundle Branch Block
- -Type II 2nd Degree AV Block
- -Type I 2nd Degree Block not
- responding to Atropine.
- -Bradycardia not responding to
- Atropine
- 10)Investigations:
- -AST, LDH, CK-MB
- -Echocardiography
- -Infarct Scitigraphy
- (Technetium 99 Pyrophosphate)
- 11)Beta Blockers in:
- -Reflex Tachycardia
- -Hypertension without CHF
- -Tachyarrthmias
- -Post Infarction Angina
- -Atrial Fibrillation
- -NOT IF:
- HR <60
- Systolic BP <100
- L. Ventricular Failure
- Peripheral Hypotension
- Type I or II AV Block
- Complete heart block
- COPD
- 12)Calcium Channel Blockers for:
- -Post infarct Angina
- -Non Q Wave Infarct Angina
- -Post Angioplasty to decr. spasm
- 13)Thrombolytic Agents :
- (Streptokinase, rTPA,Urokinase)
- -Follow treatment with:
- -IV Heparin for 3-4 days
- -160 mg Aspirin daily
- -IV or Topical Nitro
- for 24-48 Hours Post.
- 14)Baloon Angioplasty:
- -if within 6 hours p onset of pain
- -if thrombolytic agents fail.
- 15) the end.
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