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So let's wrap up
this video series.
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Acute unstable angina
is a medical emergency.
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The goal of treatment is
to produce ischemia from
becoming myocardial infarction.
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Now unstable angina
can quickly progress
into a myocardial infarction.
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That's where excellent nurses
who have strong assessment
skills can make the difference
between life and death.
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NSTEMI and STEMI are both MI's
so you don't really
want either one.
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They can actually be identified
with your electrocardiogram.
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So learning those skills
is really important
also be confirmed with
additional lab tests
and diagnostic testing.
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But an excellent nurse will
recognize those changes on an EKG.
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And how we treat acute
unstable and angina
which is a medical emergency
involves anti ischemic therapy
nitroglycerin, beta blockers,
oxygen, ACE inhibitors and ARBs.
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Might include
antiplatelet therapy
like aspirin or maybe consider
some other antiplatelets
and a coagulant therapy,
some type of heparin
low-molecular-weight,
some direct thrombin inhibitors
or unfractionated heparin.
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Thrombolytic therapy
may also be considered
if all the risk factors
have been ruled out
for the patient and it's within
the appropriate time frame.
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Thanks for watching
our video today.