Muhamad Na'im B Ab Razak (jacknaim) is a fresh graduate Muslim Doctor from Universiti Sains Malaysia and waiting for the enrollment into the housemanship program. Ambitious in pursuing master program in emergency and traumatology medicine and loves to spent his free time joining humanitarian missions, writing and speaks as an amateur public speaker in motivation and comparative religion. [HOME]

62 years old malay lady with typical chest pain and vomiting.


Answer


1) Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction with Hyperglycaemia and underlying Hypertension and diabetes mellitus.


2) Principle of management


- Triage the patient to the red zone with cardiac monitoring and present of resuscitation trolley

- Prop up the patient 45 degree

-Secure the airway, breathing and circulation (remove any dentures)

- Oxygen 3L via nasal prong

-Sublingual GTN

- Tab Aspirin 300 mg stat

- Tab. Clopidogrel 300 mg stat

- UFH Heparin 5000u bolus followed with IV infusion 12500U (1000U per hour) (refer here for dilution: link)

- BP every 15-30 minutes

- Serial ECG and cardiac enzyme

- IV Morphine 2-mg bolus with IV Maxalon 10 mg stat if pain severe or persistent

- Start Beta blocker if not contraindicated.

-Admit the patient to the CCU

- Start subcutaneous insulin injection and monitor the capillary blood sugar.

- add another anti hypertensive drug to control the blood pressure.


3) Reduce myocardial oxygen demands by inhibiting increase in heart rate and myocardial contractility.


4) Contraindication to Beta blocker

- Bradycardia (HR less than 60 minutes)

- Systolic Blood pressure < 100mmHg

- Pulmonary congestion with crepitition beyond the lung bases

- signs of peripheral hypoperfusion

- Second or third degree AV block

- Asthma or COPD

- Severe peripheral vascular disease.