It is now 20 minutes since the patient was admitted to the e…
It is now 20 minutes since the patient was admitted to the emergency room. The nurse called the cardiac cauterization lab and it is not available for 4 hours. Considering the patient’s admitting diagnosis, which of the following orders would be appropriate for the nurse to initiate now?
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The client receives a diagnosis of ST elevation myocardial infarction. For each pharmacological classification of medications, select only the ones that would be appropriate to include in the patient’s plan of care? Select all that apply.
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The nurse has started a peripheral intravenous line that has been placed in the patient’s left arm. An ECG was performed and Labs drawn. See the results below: Diagnostic Results: ECG- Sinus tachycardia rate 110 bpm, with ST segment elevation in the anterior leads. Lab Results: Cholesterol 250 mg/dl WBC 9.0 ul Platelets 400,000 / mm3 Potassium 3.9 mEq/L Sodium 140 mEq/L Troponin 0.5 ng/ml Reference: (0 to 0.04 ng/ml) Creatine Kinase-MB (CKMB) 170 IU/L Reference: ( 5 to 25 IU/L) The nurse reviews the diagnostic and laboratory findings. Which 2 findings are most significant? Select the appropriate findings
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