| Symptoms
& History
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and X-Ray
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Diagnosis
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Disease
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Quiz
& Evaluation |
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Mr.
Raymond's new EKG is definitely abnormal.
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ST depression
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This is evidence of sudden
cardiac ischemia.
What other bit information from
this episode of pain suggests cardiac compromise?
Clearly Mr. Raymond is having
cardiac ischemia and could be ready to have an infarction or arrhythmia.
He
is given a sublingual nitroglycerin
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Within a few minutes his chest
discomfort is gone.
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However, he now says he
has a mild headache. (Why?)
What needs to be evaluated
now? |
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