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    This document discusses heart attacks. It notes that males over middle age who are overweight, smokers, sedentary, or have a family history of heart disease are most at risk. Common symptoms of a heart attack include chest pain, shortness of breath, and sudden unconsciousness. Patients may appear pale, sweaty, and restless and have low blood pressure, a fast pulse, and faint heart sounds. Tests like ECG, blood tests, and chest x-rays are used to diagnose. Treatment focuses on IV fluids, cardiac monitoring, aspirin, clot-busting drugs, blood thinners, diuretics, and CPR if needed. The role of nurses is to reassure patients, administer treatments quickly,

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    This document discusses heart attacks. It notes that males over middle age who are overweight, smokers, sedentary, or have a family history of heart disease are most at risk. Common symptoms of a heart attack include chest pain, shortness of breath, and sudden unconsciousness. Patients may appear pale, sweaty, and restless and have low blood pressure, a fast pulse, and faint heart sounds. Tests like ECG, blood tests, and chest x-rays are used to diagnose. Treatment focuses on IV fluids, cardiac monitoring, aspirin, clot-busting drugs, blood thinners, diuretics, and CPR if needed. The role of nurses is to reassure patients, administer treatments quickly,

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    HEART ATTACK

    DR ARIF M. SIDDIQUI
    MRCP(UK); FRCP(LONDON);FRCP(EDIN);FRCP(GLASG)

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEDICAL1


    WHAT IS HEART ATTACK
    TYPE OF PATIENTS

     MALES MORE THAN FEMALES


     OVERWEIGHT
     SMOKER
     SEDANTRY
     FAMILY H/O HEART DISEASE
     HIGH CHOLESTEROL
    PATIENTS COMPLAINTS

     CHEST PAIN.
     SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
     SUDDEN UNCONCIOUSNESS.
    HOW DOES THE PATIENT
    LOOK LIKE

     PALE
     SWEATY
     RESTLESS
     IN PAIN
     LOW BP
     FAST PULSE
     FAINT HEART SOUNDS
    WHAT PROBLEMS CAN
    OCCUR

     GENERALLY NO PROBLEM OCCURS.


     SUDDEN RHYTHM DISTURBANCE
     SUDDEN PULMONARY EDEMA
     SHOCK
    WHAT TESTS ARE
    GENERALLY PERFORMED

     ECG
     TROP-T
     CARDIAC ENZYMES
     CHEST X-RAY
    WHAT TREATMENT IS
    GIVEN
     IV LINE
     CARDIAC MONITORING
     VITALS
     DISPIRIN
     STREPTOKINASE QUICKLY
     HEPARIN
     LASIX
     CPR
    ROLE OF THE EMERGENCY
    NURSE
     RE-ASSURE THE PATIENT & RELATIVES
     QUICKLY PUT BRANULA
     QUICKLY GIVE INJECTIONS ORDERED BY
    DOCTORS
     APPLY CARDIAC MONITOR PROPERLY
     YOUR BODY LANGUAGE SHOULD GIVE
    REASSURANCE & COMFORT TO THE PATIENT.
     ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSFER TO CCU.
    THANK YOU

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