Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Chest pain resulting from pulmonary embolism is often pleuritic and associated with dyspnea, hemoptysis, cough or syncope. Physical examination findings are generally nonspecific in pulmonary embolism.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing All patients suspected of having acute coronary syndrome should be treated with aspirin, if not contraindicated (e.g., aortic dissection also suspected), or alternatively prasugrel or ticagrelor if there is aspirin allergy.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing There are no specific physical examination findings of acute coronary syndrome, but if it is severe enough to induce left ventricular dysfunction, signs such as hypotension and an S3 or S4 heart sound can be present.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing In the absence of an obvious cause of chest pain (e.g., shingles), a chest x-ray and ECG should be obtained. A chest CT can help diagnose a number of causes including pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection, pneumothorax and pneumonia.
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