NURS 3102 Study Guide - Final Guide: World Health Organization, Unstable Angina, Cardiac Marker
6 Feb 2017
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Guided questions: heart disease remains the number one cause of death of individuals in canada. Identify typical symptoms of an mi (myocardial infarction) according to heart and. Severe crushing chest discomfort and pain (feeling of pressure, tightness, sharp pain, heaviness, burning, numbness) radiating to arm, back, jaw or shoulder blades. Pain is accompanied by dyspnea, sob, weakness, syncope, extreme fatigue, Typical nausea and or vomiting, diaphoresis, fainting, unexplained anxiety and inflammation (fever, elevated sedimentation rate). Populations that are most likely to present with atypical symptoms are: women, elderly (65-70) and diabetics. Atypical: a patient in your care is complaining of chest pain. Describe the etiology that differentiates unstable angina from an mi. O st + (cid:894)-) biomarker = ua. Occurs suddenly, new onset has been occurring. Occlusion is partial or clot is broken down before. St + (cid:894)+(cid:895) (cid:271)io(cid:373)a(cid:396)ke(cid:396) = mi the death of myocardial tissue. Leads to (cid:396)isk fo(cid:396) p(cid:396)og(cid:396)essi(cid:374)g to mi.
