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Acute myocardial ischemia happens when the coronary artery gets blocked.
As a result the blood and the oxygen supply to the heart reduces and the heart muscles can not work properly.
This means heart fails to pump efficiently leading to a cardiac arrest.
What else can I help you with?
What is the medical abbreviation meaning heart attack?
MI (myocardial infarction) Acute Myocardial Infarction, or AMI.
What is a heart attack known as?
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI).
Are Myocardial infarctions considered acute for 0-10 weeks?
no
Are Myocardial infarctions considered acute for 0 10 weeks?
no
What is AMI in medicine?
AMI = Acute Myocardial Infarction (heart attack)
Is heart disease chronic?
Some heart diseases are chronic while some are acute, such as acute myocardial infarction.
What are heart attacks are called?
There are a few terms, the most common ones are: * Acute Myocardial Infarction. * Myocardial Infarction. * Coronary thrombosis. * Coronary.
What does the medical abbreviation AMI mean?
AMI means Acute Myocardial Infarction
Why is morphine used in acute myocardial infarction?
During an Acute MI (Myocardial Infarction), the heart muscle has a reduced oxygen supply and dies. This is very painful, so Diamorphine is often given for analgesia (pain relief).
What laboratory values would indicate a patient has experienced an acute myocardial infarction?
PT
What is the sudden cessation of oxygen delivery?
profound shock (as seen with acute myocardial infarction)
Why diaphoresis occurs in acute myocardial infarction?
Sympathetic nervous system response/ baroreceptor response
