![]() ![]() Understand the necessary immediate diagnostic work up and treatment for ACS patients.Discuss the continuum of disease in acute coronary syndromes.Upon finishing this module, the student will be able to: What interventions are necessary immediately? What distribution of the heart is affected? What diagnostic tests are necessary? An EKG is appropriately obtained immediately upon arrival interpreted by the clinician as sinus tachycardia with inverted T waves with 1 mm of ST depression in leads II, III and aVf. His physical examination is unremarkable. His vital signs are within normal limits except his pulse is 110 bpm. She states he has a history of coronary artery disease, DM type II and hypertension. His wife then brought him in for evaluation. He states he took 3 nitro at home without improvement of his symptoms. He states that he usually gets this pain with exertion and it is usually relieved with his home nitroglycerin. He denies shortness of breath or diaphoresis. The pain radiates to the right arm and is associated with some nausea but no vomiting. ![]() He describes the pain as pressure over the left chest that started 45 minutes prior to arrival. Upon further questioning he states he was watching a baseball game in his recliner when his pain started. SAEMF/CDEM Innovations in Undergraduate Emergency Medicine Education GrantĬareer Development and Mentorship CommitteeĬommunications and Social Media CommitteeĪuthor: Eric Blazar, MD, Inspira Medical Center, Rowan University,Įditor: Dan Mayer, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, Niskayuna, NYĬase study: A 74-year-old male presents to the ED from home complaining of chest pain. Presidential Address: Where Do We Go From Here?ĮMF/SAEMF Medical Student Research Training Grant ![]() Virtual Rotation and Educational ResourcesĬommittee Update: NBME EM Advanced Clinical Examination Task Force Visit us on Twitter LinkedIn Facebook YouTubeĮffective Consultation in Emergency Medicine Video ![]()
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