A patient’s chest pain is unrelieved after the oxygen and sublingual nitroglycerin (1/150 grain every 5 minutes for three doses). Morphine sulfate has been ordered, because:

Which health history finding would not predispose a patient to developing an MI?

Which statement about dopamine is true?

A patient receiving ACE inhibitors are at risk for developing which of the following adverse effects:

The nurse understands that the rationale for administering inotropic and vasodilative drugs to a patient with CHF isto:

The nurse would suspect the development of a lateral wall MI in a patient who demonstrates:

The nurse would expect to administer which of the following medications to a hypotensive patient in severe congestive heart failure?

The nurse understands that ACE inhibitors should be used with caution in patients with:

When caring for a patient with an MI, the nurse understands all of the following statements to be true except:

Upon auscultation, the nurse detects a new crescendo decrescendo systolic murmur, which produces a blowing noise. This may be indicative of: