Nitroglycerin

Theresa, I remembered in our Med-Surg 1 when we were learning about MI, professor Teri Reynolds taught us a acroyname that helped the class to remember immediet treatment for MI, which is MONA and it stands for morphine, oxygen, nitroglycerin, and aspirin. It does not need to be in the same order, but it is want you administer for a patient that is experiencing MI. After a patient is stable from a MI, it is very important to assess and provide intervention to the patient to prevent for future…

brought on by climbing stairs and are relieved with rest. Right now, he reports nausea and sweating. He was given sublingual nitroglycerin by the triage nurse in the emergency room, which has helped to ease the pain. Mr. F. denies any palpitations,…

may notice this situation in early postcardiopulmonary bypass patients. Diuretics and vasodilatation with nitritrates or nitroglycerin can augment cardiac output by reducing afterload. Nitroglycerine effectively causes venodilation with doses lower than 50 µg/min and arterial dilation at doses higher than 50 µg/min. Remember that the patient can develop tolerance for nitroglycerin after 16–24 hours of infusion. ACE inhibitors, though used widely for chronic management of heart failure, should…

showed similar results. Initial blood work including CBC, routine chemistries and cardiac biomarkers were all normal. Because of patient’s history and symptoms, he was admitted to hospital and monitored. His pain was treated with morphine and nitroglycerin. He was also given low-molecular weight heparin.…

The patient was admitted into a small, rural hospital at 1900 for an ongoing complaint of unrelieved indigestion. The patient, 48 year old male has a history of and is presently involved with smoking. After admission into the hospital it is ruled out that the patient underwent a rule out myocardial infarction with further testing involving a cardiac catheterization to be done after admission upon a separate medical center. The patient also presents to the hospital with a history of a high-fat…

than 90mmHg, oxygen saturation less than 89% despite oxygen supplementation, acute changes in mental status, urine output less than 50mL over 4 hours, staff member has significant concern about the patient’s condition, chest pain unrelieved by nitroglycerin, airway patency, seizure or symptoms of stroke”. (Hess,…

resulting in synthesis of the second messenger cyclic GMP , which induces muscle cell relaxation and blood vessel dilation. For example, NO is responsible for signaling the dilation of blood vessels that leads to penile erection. The medical use of nitroglycerin in treatment of heart disease is based on its conversion to NO, which dilates coronary blood vessels and increases blood flow to the heart (Cooper,…

Approximately twelve percent of American’s suffer form some form of a migraine ("Migraine Facts - Migraine Research Foundation"). Around six to seven percent of men, and about twenty percent of women experience a piercing headache that leaves them on bed rest for four to six days throughout the year (Mitchell, et al.). This particular condition causes over “112 million bedridden days per year” (Evans, et al.). Treatment sought out by individuals who experience migraines “exceeds $24 billion…

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pocket were substances of codeine (C18H21NO3), a prescription painkiller, which belonged to Bill Jackson, a suspected drug dealer. The fourth victim was Amadeo Oldere, the pilot of the plane, who had a secret heart condition and was found with nitroglycerin (C3H5N3O9), heart medication, but also could be used as an explosive, in his blood and pocket. Victim 5 was found with strychnine (C21H22N2O2), or rat poison, in his blood sample and traces of TNT dynamite were found in his clothes. A retired…