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symptoms and interventions

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Where may your patient with myocardial ischemia have pain?   Chest, neck, jaw, shoulder, or arm (typically left sided)  
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Aside from pain, what other signs/symptoms may your patient with myocardial ischemia have?   Chest pressure, SOB, N/V, hiccups, tachycardia, and crackles  
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What changes can be seen on the ECG if your patient has myocardial ischemia?   Depressed ST Segments and possibly Flipped T-Waves  
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If the Left Coronary arteries become ischemic, what leads will show changes?   V2,3,&4 (anterior area), as well as I,AVL, and/or V5-6 (lateral area)  
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What is happening to your patient who is SOB with ischemic changes showing on leads V2,3,&4 (anterior area), as well as I,AVL, and/or V5-6 (lateral area)of the ECG?   Flashing  
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What is actually happening during flashing?   Ischemic mitral regurgitation (blood backing up into the lungs)r/t ischemia of the papillary muscles and chordae Tendonae, secondary to decreased blood/O2 flow through the left coronary arteries.  
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What do you do if your patient is flashing?   L M N O P  
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L = ?   Lasix  
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M = ?   Morphine  
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N = ?   Nitrates  
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O = ?   Oxygen  
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P = ?   Position (high fowlers with pillows elevating arms to decrease work of breathing)  
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