Cardiac auscultation

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December 9, 2022
Case Study: A System Approach
December 9, 2022

Cardiac auscultation

Description

A 71 year old female is admitted at midnight with a diagnosis of Chest Pain. You are the RN on the tele floor. She complains of a squeezing type pain across her chest and into her left jaw area. Vital signs are: Blood Pressure-200/***; Pulse-*** beats per minute; Respirations-*** per minute; Temperature-***; Saturation of Oxygen-**% on room air; pain level */10. During your initial assessment she is rubbing her mid-chest, grimacing and is diaphoretic. The pain has been occurring intermittently throughout the evening and night. Her color is pale except around her lips which are bluish. Cardiac auscultation reveals