What you should know at least

• Unstable angina presentations
• Initial Evaluation and Treatment
• Initial Evaluation
• Initial Medical Treatment
• Outpatient Care
• Intensive Medical Management
• Monitoring Medical Therapy
• Heparin
• Beta blockers
• Discontinuation of Intravenous Therapy
• Reassessing Persistent Symptoms
• Treatment of Severe Ischemia Refractory to Aggressive Initial Therapy
• Selection of Further Therapy in Stabilized Patients
• Progression to Nonintensive Medical Therapy
• Early invasive strategy:
• Early conservative strategy:
• Nonintensive Medical Management
• Recurrence of Pain and Return to Intensive Management
• Noninvasive Testing
• Choice of Test
• Interpreting Noninvasive Test Results
• Cardiac Catheterization and Myocardial Revascularization
• Indications for Cardiac Catheterization
• Myocardial Revascularization
• Hospital Discharge and Postdischarge Care
• Patient Counseling
• Discharge Medical Regimen
• Following and Monitoring Symptoms
• Medical Record. Information to be recorded in the medical record summarizing initial evaluation and management for each patient includes:
• After initial evaluation:
• After outpatient management:
• After intensive medical management:
• After nonintensive medical management:
• After noninvasive testing:
• After cardiac catheterization and myocardial revascularization:
• After hospital discharge:
• At final outpatient visit:
• Bibliography
• Abstract
• [Tables]
• CCSC angina classification
• Table 1. Likelihood of significant CAD in patients with symptoms suggesting unstable angina
• Table 2. Short-term risk of death or nonfatal myocardial infarction in patients with symptoms suggesting unstable angina
• Table 3. Drugs commonly used in intensive medical management of patients with unstable angina
• Table 4. Implications of stress test results
• [Figures]
• Figure 1: Diagnosis and risk stratification
• Figure 2: Noninvasive testing
• Figure 3: Cardiac catheterization and myocardial revascularization

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