The nurse who has received results from the laboratory that the initial troponin I is elevated in a patient admitted with unstable angina recognizes that:
A) This is only an accurate indicator of myocardial damage when it reaches its peak in 24 hours.
B) Because the entry diagnosis is unstable angina, this is a poor indicator of myocardial injury.
C) This is an accurate indicator of myocardial injury.
D) It is only an accurate indicator of skeletal muscle injury.
Ans: C
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