Right ventricular myocardial infarction physical examination

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Pharmacological Reperfusion
Reperfusion Therapy (Overview of Fibrinolysis and Primary PCI)
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The Importance of Reducing Door-to-Balloon Times
Primary PCI
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Assessing Success of Reperfusion
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Factor Xa Inhibition
DVT Prophylaxis
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Aspirin
Thienopyridine Therapy
Glycoprotein IIbIIIa Inhibition
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Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Magnesium Therapy
Glucose Control
Calcium Channel Blocker Therapy
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Physical Examination

• Patients with hemodynamically significant right ventricular infarction typically present with:
  • Hypotension
  • Jugular vein distention
  • Shock
  • Clear lung fields
  • Valvular insufficiency can also occur, leading to tricuspid regurgitation.
  • These findings are in contrast to the frequent pulmonary congestion, third or fourth heart sounds, and mitral regurgitation with left ventricular infarcts.