Author/Editor     Grmec, Štefek; Panikvar-Žlahtič, Karmen
Title     Prehospitalna diagnostika akutnega miokardnega infarkta pri sladkorni bolezni ali pri abdominalni bolečini
Translated title     Prehospital diagnostics of AMI with diabetes mellitus or abdominal pain
Type     članek
Source     In: Bručan A, Gričar M, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja 4. Zbornik 5. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 1998 jun 17-20; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year     1998
Volume     str. 151-7
Language     slo
Abstract     During the treatment of the emergency patient suffering from abdominal pain of the upper abdomen with nausea and vomiting, the use ECG (encyme ana-lissis) is essential and should b e carried out ordinarily in order to exclulde the possibility of AMI, especially of the inferior past of myocardium. PAMI must to be excluded in the treatment of an emergency patient for whom there is an anamnestic or heteroanamnestic record of diabetes. Treatment of ketoacidosis should be carried out promptly, because of the high mortality rate with already developed ketoacidosis -coma and AMI. It is vital that the differential diagnosis is carried out promptly and accurately to ensue accurate and prompt therapeutic treatment.
Descriptors     MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
DIABETES MELLITUS
CHEST PAIN
ABDOMINAL PAIN
DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES