A Patient Who Has Had Severe Chest Pain for Several

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient who has had severe chest pain for several hours is admitted with a diagnosis of possible acute myocardial infarction (AMI) . Which of these ordered laboratory tests should the nurse monitor to help determine whether the patient has had an AMI?

• A) Homocysteine
• B) C-reactive protein
• C) Cardiac-specific troponin I and troponin T
• D) High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol

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