Health, 27.02.2020 21:50 jrcspiderman2003
Mr. Thomas is a 62-year-old man who has been diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction with the following symptoms and history. His chief complaint is a persistent, crushing chest pain that radiates to his left arm, jaw, neck, and shoulder blade. He describes the pain, which he has had for the past 12 hours, as a squeezing sensation around his heart. He also reports nausea and dyspnea. He has a low-grade temperature, and his blood pressure is within a normal range at 130/82. He states that he smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, is overweight by 50 pounds, and has a family history of hypertension and coronary heart disease. He leads a relatively sedentary life style
1.What is the common name for Mr. Thomas’scondition? Look this condition up in areference source and include a short description of it.
2. What does the phrase "chief complaint" mean?
3. What is the medical term for this patients chief complaint? Define
4. List and define each of the patients additonal symptoms
5. Name and describe three diagnostic tests that may be performed to determine the extent of the patients heart damage
6. What risk factors for developing heart disease does Mr Thomas have? what changed should he make?
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