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NURS1027 : NURS 1027 TEST 2 REVIEW

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peterliban
22 Jul 2022
School
George Brown College
Department
NURS
Course
NURS1027
Professor
Sonie Prince

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What were you doing when the pain began? . Is it like the pain you had before? . How would you rate the pain on a 0 10 scale with 0 being no pain and 10 being the most amount of pain? . Did you notice any other symptoms with the pain? . Blood studies: mb isoenzyme creatine kinase ( ck-mb, cardiac specific isoenzyme that is released in the presence of myocardial tissue injury. Concentration > 4-6 % of total ck are highly indicative of mi. Serum levels increase within 4-6 hr after mi: troponin ( cardiac specific) contractile proteins that are released after mi. Elevated levels are considered a risk factor for atherosclerotic heart disease: reference interval fasting cholesterol-<5 mmol/l ( varies with age and gender, triglycerides- mixtures of fatty acids. Noninvasive studies: chest radiograph-a radiograph can depict cardiac contours, hear size and configuration, and anatomical changes in individual chambers.

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