A client is admitted to the ed reporting chest pain the...

A client is admitted to the ED reporting chest pain. The client states that they developed unrelieved chest pain approximately 20 minutes before coming to the hospital. To minimize cardiac damage, the nurse will prioritize administration of which medication(s) to the client. Select all that apply. • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) • Morphine sulphate • Beta-adrenergic blockers • Oxygen • Aspirin • Albuterol nebulizer treatments

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00:01 Hello students, in this question we will be discussing about the chest pain that the patient in the question has been experiencing and also the different types of chest pain and their mechanism as well as we will be talking about the use of nitroglycerin, beta blockers and calcium channel blockers.

00:47 So let us understand the first question is about the chest pain.

00:53 So the chest pain that was experienced by the patient was known as angina pectoris.

01:00 It is caused by reduced blood flow in the heart and such condition arises due to physical or emotional stress.

01:21 So such conditions can trigger a reduced blood flow in the heart and which will result in chest pain.

01:30 So emotional stress.

01:34 Another is different types of chest pain.

01:38 So basically the mechanism involved in angina pectoris is that the blood flow to the heart muscle specifically is affected and that leads to less amount of oxygen received by the muscle cells and that is in turn leading to the pain that is experienced.

02:02 So this is how the working of angina pectoris or the chest pain or discomfort is.

02:09 Now talking about the different types.

02:13 So there are various types of chest pain.

02:16 So firstly we saw angina pectoris.

02:20 The second one would be myocardial infarction which is also known as heart attack.

02:34 So what happens during heart attack is that the muscles around the heart that is coronary arteries that are covering the heart muscles are blocked.

02:55 There is blockage in those arteries that are surrounding the heart muscles leading to the chest pain that develops into heart attack.

03:04 Now the second another type is pericarditis.

03:12 Pericarditis is also the chest pain...

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