Analyzing Clinical Manifestations in Diagnosing Acute Anterior STEMI

This case study delves into the clinical manifestations crucial for diagnosing acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). It highlights that a thorough patient history and physical examination are fundamental for accurate diagnosis. The patient typically presents with chest pain accompanied by symptoms like dyspnoea, palpitation, and anxiety. The clinical manifestations, reflecting the body's response to discomfort, guide the diagnostic process. These include sensations of heaviness, aching, tightness, throbbing, and constriction. The evaluation involves assessing the characteristics and duration of symptoms, aggravating and relieving factors, and the patient's functional ability. Risk factors such as diabetes and smoking, along with family history, are also considered in the diagnostic process. This study references various books, journals, and online resources to support its analysis of the diagnostic role of clinical manifestations in acute anterior STEMI.

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QUESTION AND ANSWERS........................................................................................................3
1: Explain the clinical manifestations that led to a diagnosis of acute anterior STEMI........3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

QUESTION AND ANSWERS
1: Explain the clinical manifestations that led to a diagnosis of acute anterior STEMI
The careful history and proper physical exam is work as cornerstone for the appropriate
diagnosis of anterior MI (Buttà and et. al., 2020). As per this, the patient typically presents with
the proper chest pain (Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI), 2022). That is associated with the
symptoms of dyspnoea, palpitation, anxiety and so on. The clinical manifestation is referring as
the approach that body itself taken on order to reduce the comfort where diagnosis and proper
screening is taken place (Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 2021). It is also referring as
the heaviness, aching, tightness, throbbing and constriction. In addition, it is also referring as the
careful history and physical exam which is taking for the evaluation of phases that is well
associated with the anterior MI (Low and et. al., 2021). as per the history is well associated with
the various of context that is showing their reference in the some of the plot which include
characteristic and duration of symptoms, aggravating and relieving factor and functional ability
of the individual or patient who is taking under the evaluation and screening process of anterior
MI (Anterior Myocardial Infarction, 2022). patient is usually undergo evaluation for risk factor
such as diabetes, smoking ad so on which is showing the family history and more (Pirozzolo and
et. al., 2020).

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Executive Group on behalf of the Joint European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/American
College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/World Heart Federation
(WHF) Task Force for the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction, 2018. Fourth
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Cardiology, 72(18), pp.2231-2264.
Low, C.J., Leow, A.S.T., Syn, N.L.X., Tan, B.Y.Q., Yeo, L.L.L., Tay, E.L.W., Yeo, T.C., Chan,
M.Y.Y., Loh, J.P.Y. and Sia, C.H., 2021. Outcomes of left ventricular thrombosis in post-
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Pirozzolo, G., Seitz, A., Athanasiadis, A., Bekeredjian, R., Sechtem, U. and Ong, P., 2020.
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Online
Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI), 2022 [Online] Available through:
https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-in/professional/cardiovascular-disorders/coronary-
artery-disease/acute-myocardial-infarction-mi
Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 2021 [Online] Available through:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532281/
Anterior Myocardial Infarction, 2022 [Online] Available through:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562234/#:~:text=A%20careful%20history
%20and%20physical,nausea%2C%20vomiting%2C%20and%20diaphoresis.