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I had a patient recently who had all the presentations of an AMI; chest pain, felt like pressure, 7/10 relieved by nitro, clammy skin, SOB, O2 Sat 89% on room air, p in the higher 90's, BP was 118/??(can't remember) after the nursing home had given him one of nitro. Both 4 and 12 leads all showed NSR however, but it was obvious he was in distress, and he said it felt just like the last time he had a heart attack.
So me and my partner where talking about it after we dropped him off. We came to the question, what's the difference between a NSTEMI vs Unstable angina? As far as pre-hospital is concerned, how do we tell the difference between the two, and does it really matter as they're both going to be treated almost the same once you arrive at the hospital.
So me and my partner where talking about it after we dropped him off. We came to the question, what's the difference between a NSTEMI vs Unstable angina? As far as pre-hospital is concerned, how do we tell the difference between the two, and does it really matter as they're both going to be treated almost the same once you arrive at the hospital.