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six lifestyle changes for htn heart disease

smoking cessatiion/

salt restriction

weight management

exercise

diet

stress management

alcohol restriction or modification

exercise is the best for increasing HDL NO SIDE EFFECT

NIACIN ALSO WORKS -SIDE EFFECT FLUSHING-TREATED BY ASPIRIN/ HEPATTOXICITY PRURITUS

ALCOHOL INCREASES HDL BUT ALCOHOL IS A VILLAIN

MONA -A

MORPHINE OXYGEN NITOGLYCERINE ASPIRIN FOR UNSTABLE ANGINA

BUT DO NOT FORGET BETA BLOCKER ACE INHIBITOR HEPARIN

YOU CAN SAY MONA ABS IF YOU LIKE TO MEMORISE


BUT IF IT IS stemi WITHINN 12 HOURS -give tpa or streptokinase also

how betablocker work

betablock b1 adrenergic receptor--decrese cotractility --leading to less work for heart -less work of heart mean less need of oxygen consumption of heart meaning less demand of blood meaning less chance of ischemia

whole thing is oxygen demand versus oxygen consumption

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six lifestyle changes for htn heart disease


most effective of all

weight management

thanks bobby101 v helpful review

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DO YOU KNOW II III AVF st depression is inferior wall mi

v1 and v2 ST DEPRESSION ARE POSTERIOR INFARCTION

V1 V2 V3 V4 ARE ANTERIOR WALL

V5 V6 and AVL and 1 are lateral wall infarction; circumflex]


V4 IN R MEANS V4 LEAD IS KEPT ON RIGHT SIDE WHILE OBTAINING EKG AND IF YOU GET ST ELEVATION MORE THAN 1 MM HERE IT MEANS IT IS RIGHT VENTRICULAR INFARCTION WHICH IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IN RIGHT SIDE THERE IS SA NODE WHICH IS THE KING OF THE QUEEN

TREAT MI--------
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ASSESS VITAL SIGN

PUT THE PT IN CARDIAC MONITOR

TAKE EKG

IV ACCESS

GET CARDIAC BIOMARKERS TROPONINN CPK

GET CBC AND CMP

ADMINSTER ASPIRIN

HEPARIN

NITRATE

OXYGEN

MORPHINE IF NEEDED

BETABLOCKER 5 MG TIMES THREE 5 MINUTES APART

GIVE STATIN

START ACE INHIBITOR

TAKE A PORTABLE XRAY

OBSERVATION AND MONITOR

FLUID RESUCITATION IF RIGHT VENTRICULAR INFARCTION AND INFERIOR WALL INFARCTION