Pathophysiology: Myocardial Infarction DVD

31 minutes, Produced in 2007

Spot warning signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction (MI) and its life-threatening complications, and intervene quickly and expertly. You'll see exactly what's happening inside your patient's body and know exactly what it means for your nursing care before, during, and after an MI.

With this DVD, you'll learn how to:

• respond swiftly and effectively to reduce the risk of sudden death
• analyze electrocardiogram tracings and other diagnostic test results to determine where the patient's heart has been damaged
• understand how a non-Q wave MI progresses to a Q wave MI
• prepare the patient for related medical and surgical treatments
• provide superior ongoing nursing care once the patient's condition has stabilized
• teach the patient how to achieve a full recovery through lifestyle changes and cardiac rehabilitation......and much, much more.