NUR 508 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Correct
NUR 508 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% CorrectNUR 508 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% CorrectNUR 508 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% CorrectNUR 508 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Correct oxygen (sats 93%), 12-lead EKG (within 10 min), chewable aspirin (162-325 mg), sublingual nitro, morphine (as needed if unresponsive to NTG, nitro drip after sublingual NTG has been used (titrate drip to pain and BP, keep systolic BP 90, dosed mcg/min) - ANSWER-Interventions performed when a patient presents to the ER with angina an imbalance between the supply and demand of the myocardium (reduced perfusion to the heart) - due to accumulation of lactic acid - ANSWER-What does chest pain result from? ST elevation in 2 associated or contingent, later development of pathologic Q wave - sometimes might see inverted T wave or T wave changes - ANSWER-ECG changes diagnostic of a STEMI Troponin most specific and sensitive (specifically troponin-I, troponin-T), CK-MB also sensitive, but more useful when patient has reinfarction - ANSWER-Cardiac biomarker
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