high CPK-MB
Physicians monitor a patient's enzyme levels if they suspect that the patient is having a heart attack because changes happen over time in blood levels of heart enzymes indicate the heart muscle's health.
One of the most important uses for AST determination has formerly been in the diagnosis of a heart attack
A diagnosis may be listed as a known diagnosis, one that has been confirmed, or a possible diagnosis, one that is suspected or part of a differential list that tests will be done to either confirm or eliminate. This second type is called R/O (rule out), for example, a patient in the ER with chest pain may have the diagnosis R/O myocardial infarction (heart attack) until the tests have been completed to determine if the person did or did not have a heart attack.
Pernicious Anemia. Also working on Patho I see?
It could be either a Myocardial Infarction (heart attack) or a form of shock.
You're checking for crackles, rales and/or a wheeze to distinguish between an acute MI (heart attack) and congestive heart failure (CHF). This and other tests as well as good questioning can help form a diagnosis and therefore a treatment plan.
Physicians monitor a patient's enzyme levels if they suspect that the patient is having a heart attack because changes happen over time in blood levels of heart enzymes indicate the heart muscle's health.
Cold spots on the scan, where no thallium shows up, indicate areas of the heart that are not getting an adequate supply of blood. Cold spots appearing both at rest and during exercise may indicate areas where the heart tissue.
Certain types of headaches can cause tingling and/or numbness in the body. This is a symptom that really needs diagnosis by a neurologist or headache specialist though, as it could also indicate another more serious problems.
YES you can have a heart attack at anytime for any reason. You can have a heart attack for no reason at all.
High levels of BUN may indicate kidney disease or failure; blockage of the urinary tract by a kidney stone or tumor; a heart attack or congestive heart failure; dehydration; fever; shock; or bleeding in the digestive tract.
While all symptoms may not be present, a feeling of fullness, heaviness or discomfort in the chest or arms are the first signs people acknowledge. Sweating, nausea, weakness and anxiety and irregular heartbeats may indicate a heart attack