A nurse in the ambulatory clinic assesses a 53-year-old woman who states, "last night all of the sudden I got really sick, got really hot, and started sweating; then I had chills, and my chest was pounding." Which action by the nurse is priorit
A) Ask if the client had been exposed to anyone who was ill.
B) Check the client's troponin and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) labs.
C) Discuss the client's menstrual cycle with her.
D) Review the client's medication history.
Ans: C
Asking about "anyone who was ill" is broad and generic. Illness is often spread in the prodromal phase when there are no symptoms. Troponin and BNP are indicators of cardiac functioning; women who have an MI are more likely to experience severe fatigue, not heat and chills. Hot flashes are a vasomotor symptom characterized by the sudden onset of heat, perspiration, and flushing that spreads from the head to the trunk. Symptoms last from 1 to 5 minutes and may be accompanied by chills, nausea, anxiety, palpitations, and clamminess. Medications do not relate to these symptoms.
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