IMPORTANT KEY POINTS REGARDING ANGINA PECTORIS #easylanguage#nursing#msn 2

1. BY
NEHA SUNDRIYAL
NURSING TUTOR
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
GNM 2ND YEAR
ANGINA PECTORIS

2. ANGINA PECTORIS
BY
NEHA SUNDRIYAL
NURSING TUTOR
MEDICAL SURGICAL
NURSING
GNM 2ND YEAR

3. INTRODUCTION

4. DEFINITION
 Angina pectoris is chest pain or discomfort
that occurs when the heart muscle doesn't
get enough blood.
 Angina pectoris is chest pain resulting from
myocardial ischemia(inadequate blood to the
myocardiuum.

5. TYPES OF ANGINA PECTORIS

6. ETIOLOGY
 Atherosclerosis
 Coronary artery spasm
 Use of cocaine
 Blockage of coronary artery by blood
 Inflammation or infection of coronary
 Injury to coronary artery
 Poor functioning of tiny blood vessels

7. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

8. CLINICAL MANIFESTATION
1.Pain

9. 2.Shortness of breath

10. Other symptoms

11. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
 Physical examination
 History collection
 Cardiac imaging
 ECG( elevation or depression of ST segment
with or withoutT inversion)
 Coronary Angiogram
 Blood test (increased cardiac enzymes like
troponin)

12. TREATMENT
MEDICAL
 Antiplatelet therapy-aspirin
 Antianginal drug therapy-Nitrates
 Beta blockers
 Calcium channel blockers

13. Surgical TREATMENT
 CORONARYARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING
 PERCUTANEOUSCORONARY
INTERVENTION
GENERAL MEASURES
 Do not smoke
 Reduce overweight
 Regular exercise
 Avoid cold weather

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