Nursing Care Related to the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems

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1-40. MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

 

a. A MI may occur during the postoperative period. Symptoms, however, may be masked by the postoperative pain being experienced by the patient.

 

b. Nursing implications include the following:

(1) A careful assessment of the patient's pain must be made in order to differentiate between routine postoperative discomfort and the pain associated with a myocardial infarction.

 

(2) If MI has occurred, nursing management of the patient will encompass both postoperative and post-MI nursing care considerations.

 

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