Victoria is a 44-year-old Vietnamese woman who was evaluated in the…

Question Answered step-by-step Victoria is a 44-year-old Vietnamese woman who was evaluated in the… Victoria is a 44-year-old Vietnamese woman who was evaluated in the emergency department for chest pain. She had a history of hypertension. Her medicatVictoria is a 44-year-old Vietnamese woman who was evaluated in the emergency department for chest pain. She had a history of hypertension. Her medications included antihypertensives and cholesterol-lowering agents. She had a prior admission two years ago for a small, uncomplicated, myocardial infarct. There were no clinical changes until 2 weeks before her emergency department admission, when she began having daily anginal attacks that lasted > 30 minutes. In the hour before her admission, she had awakened with severe chest pain, nausea, and dyspnea. There had been severe unrelenting pain for 45 minutes, and it had not been relieved by nitroglycerin. Vital signs were HR 105 beats/min, BP 100/50 mm Hg (usual BP was about 155/95 mm Hg), temperature 100° F. She was obese and diaphoretic (sweating profusely) with pale skin and labored respirations. Rales were heard over both lung fields. An ECG and serial cardiac markers were ordered.TimeTotal CKIUCK-MBng/mLCK indexTroponinng/mLAdmission150320<0.48 hr3208250.816 hr500306010.424 hr75060802248 hr30018601472 hr802259.3Normal8-1200-30-3<0.4  Health Science Science Nursing NURSING 5367 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)