Learning Objectives
- Describe the clinical features (history, examination and investigations) and initial management of 6 important conditions causing chest pain.
- Define ACS and the further subdivisions of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS), including Type 2 myocardial infarction
- Describe the complications and management of STEMIs in the emergency department
- Interpret an ECG in a systematic way and identify 4 ECGs related to chest pain
- CXR interpretation - identify 3 conditions causing chest pain
Acute Coronary Syndrome
- what is an acute coronary syndrome?
- what are the 3 different types of ACS?
- what ventricular regions do the 3 key coronary arteries supply?
- what ECG leads correspond to these arteries?
- what is a type 1 vs 2 MI?
- what are the complications of STEMIs?
- how are STEMIs managed?
- ECG & CXR Interpretation
Chest Pain Presentations
- History Taking
- Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- Aortic Dissection