Angina and Myocardial Infarction Quiz
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How is NSTEMI MI diagnosed?

  • Rise in troponins and CK-MB over several days, followed by decline (correct)
  • Prolonged crushing angina with higher severity and wider radiation than usual
  • EKG: ST-depression and T-wave inversion
  • Elevated serum biomarkers of myocardial necrosis due to myocardial damage
  • How is STEMI MI diagnosed?

  • EKG: ST-elevation, followed by Q-wave change later on
  • Prolonged crushing angina with higher severity and wider radiation than usual
  • EKG: ST-depression and T-wave inversion
  • Elevated serum biomarkers of myocardial necrosis due to myocardial damage (correct)
  • How is STEMI distinguished from NSTEMI MI?

  • NSTEMI has ST-depression
  • STEMI has ST-elevation indicating transmural infarction (correct)
  • Prolonged crushing angina with higher severity and wider radiation than usual
  • Myocardial infarction (MI) – What causes myocardial infarctions and what occurs during it?
  • What causes myocardial infarctions and what occurs during it?

    <p>Caused by occlusion of coronary vessel or coronary artery spasm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is atherosclerosis?

    <p>A condition characterized by the build-up of cholesterol-rich plaques in the arteries</p> Signup and view all the answers

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