Question

explain how you can differentiate between myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction

Answer 1

MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA

ISCHEMIA refers to the reduced blood supply and MYOCARDIUM is the covering membrane of the heart.

So, myocardial ischemis id s the reduced blood supply to the to the heart.Cornary artery is te major blood vessle which is providing the blood supply to the heart.If this artety become plague diposited(atheroclerosis) which may lead to decreased blood supply to the heart and Myocardial Ischemia.

MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION

It this plauqes rupture, the patient will be getting heart attack is known as myocardial infraction.

Difference between myocardial ischemia and myocardial infraction

Sl NO	CHARACTERISTICS	MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA	MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION
1	Meaning	Reduced blood supply to the heart	Rupture of plaque
2	Causes	Atheroclerosis Blood clots in artery Muscular spasm of the heart muscles	Increased blood pressure Hyperhomocysteinemia Hyperlipoproteinaemia Diabetes Mellitus Congenital heart problems
3	Risk factors	Tobacco Diabetes Hypertension Obesity and high cholestrol Lack of exercises	Drug abuse Family history of heart diseases Increasd body weight Stress Alcohol
4	Signs and symptoms	Increased and rapid heart rate Pain in the shoulder Activity intolerance Inability to breath in and out Excessive sweating	Chest pain Palpitation Nausea nad vomiting Light-headedness Weakness Increased sweating
7	Complications	Heart attack arrhythmia Heart failure	Arrhythmia Cardiac shock Pericarditis Cardiac aneurism Heat failure Death
8	Prevention	Change the life style habits Tobacco sessation Regular excersices	Avoid alcohol intake Councelling and education Life style canches Salt restriction