Novak B. Part 2 MF1 Cardiovascular
Activity
Tutorial
Tutorial
Three years have now gone by and Novak B. has done very well. He has used his Nitroglycerin only once since you prescribed it, when he had to run for a bus.
One night, you happen to be working an ER night shift at the local hospital when Novak is brought in by an ambulance. He is complaining of severe retrosternal chest pain, which started one hour ago. An EKG is obtained immediately and confirms an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). A chest X-ray is normal, as is his first Troponin T. You give him 162 mg of aspirin to chew, along with 180 mg of ticagrelor and enoxaparin 80 mg subcutaneously every 12 hours, as a starting dose. On examination, he is in distress from the pain and looks dyspneic. His pulse is 90 bpm and his respiratory rate is 24. His blood pressure is 100/70 mmHg in both arms. His O2 saturation is 90% on 2L oxygen via nasal prongs. His JVP is 5 cm above the sternal angle. He has bibasilar inspiratory crackles. His heart sounds are obscured by the ambient noise in the ER, but no obvious murmurs are heard. He has no peripheral edema. You briefly discuss percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and thrombolytic therapy. Novak does not consent to thrombolysis, but agrees to PCI.
Curriculum Block
Cardiology / Medical Foundation 1 / Part 1 / Week 3
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Objectives
General Objectives
- Develop a mechanism-based approach to the management of coronary artery disease.
- Describe the pathophysiology behind common clinical presentations of atherosclerotic disease including stable angina, unstable angina and myocardial infarction (including complications of acute myocardial infarction).
Global Objectives
Assessments
End-Unit Tutorial Assessment
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)
Tags
Basic Sciences
Biochemistry
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Therapy
Cohort Year
2010
Curriculum Block
Cardiology
Medical Foundation 1
Part 1
Week 3
Curriculum Week
Part 1
Week 9
Discipline
Cardiology
Emergency Medicine
MCC Presentations
Chest Pain
Dyspnea
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests.
1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice
1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare
MeSH
Acute Coronary Syndrome [C14.280.647.124]
Aspirin [D02.241.223.100.380.800.075]
Aspirin [D02.241.511.390.700.075]
Chest Pain [C23.888.646.215]
Electrocardiography [E01.370.370.380.240]
Myocardial Infarction [C14.280.647.500]
Thrombolytic Therapy [E02.319.913]