Prompt recognition and expedition of evidence- based treatment is extremely important in reducing mortality and morbidity. Awareness of what is happening during the rupture of a coronary plaque assists one in understanding why such a microscopic event can have such a catastrophic outcome.
The course will be attended by Nurses, Cardiac Physiologists, Junior Doctors and AHPs.
CONTENT
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Definition
Predisposing factors
Signs and symptoms
Diagnosis
Pathophysiology
Therapeutic implications
Management/treatment
Chest pain assessment
Systematic approach to chest pain assessment
Recognize common features of ACS pain
The role of cardiac markers in the diagnosis and management of ACS
24 hour Primary PCI Service
History of AMI treatment
24hr PPCI
Pre and post AMI care
Case studies
Complications post AMI
Life threatening dysrhythmias
Pulmonary oedema
Cardiogenic shock
Ventricular rupture/VSD
AIMS AND OUTCOMES
Understand the pathophysiology of AMI
To promote prompt diagnosis and effective treatment thereafter
To enhance understanding of life threatening complications
To reduce mortality and morbidity in the AMI patient
