Cardiac Teaching 417
Instructed patient on diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction, which is a prolonged lack of oxygenated blood supply to a portion of the heart muscle, causing pain, and resulting in damage to that area of the heart.
Reviewed November 2017
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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