Cardiac Case Study

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Cardiac Case Study Instructions: Download the Cardiac Case Study Answer Sheet.docx from Doc Sharing. Using your text and other sources as needed, answer the following questions on the answer sheet. Cite your sources and add a reference list at the end of your answers. Upload to the Dropbox by the due date specified on your course calendar. NOTE: You may not copy/paste from the textbook or internet sources. Short quotes may be used if cited correctly. This paper, as are all CCN assignments, is subject to the rules of academic integrity and may be submitted to Turnitin.com for similarity checking. See Policies in the course shell or Student Handbook. Case Study (50 points possible) Bill Canton is a 52 year old Chief Financial Officer of a large urban medical center. After ingesting an entire roll of TUMS™ that he got from his secretary, his indigestion had not improved. He blamed it on the pizza he had wolfed down at his desk for lunch, but by three o’clock, it was getting worse, not better. His secretary insisted that he go to the emergency room or she was going to call 911. Mr. Canton presented to the ER complaining of epigastric pain unrelieved by antacids. An EKG was done indicating ST segment elevation. The pain was not relieved by three sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. Three doses of morphine sulfate given intravenously relieved the pain and he was transferred to the cardiac intensive care unit to rule out a myocardial infarction. Data Obtained From Nursing Assessment • Skin cool and clammy. • Inspiratory crackles heard in lung bases; oxygen supplemented at 2 liters/minute via a nasal cannula • Vital signs: temperature, 98.6°F; pulse, 120; respirations, 24; Blood pressure 90/62 • Cardiac monitor showed sinus rhythm with occasional premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) • Lab values: Elevated isoenzymes: troponins, creatine kinase-myocardial bound

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