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Health Information : Assessment Task Essay

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Diploma of Nursing: HLT51612
Analyse Health Information: HLTAP501C
Assessment Task 1: Case Study
Case Study One
Mr. Bellows is an overweight, 51-year-old with a long history of angina. He is known to your hospital and arrives in an ambulance with more severe symptoms than previous admissions. Mr. Farmer informs the ambulance crew, the Anginine tablets he has taken, have not provided any symptom relief.
He presents at Emergency Department (ED) with crushing central chest pain, which radiates down his left arm. On arrival to ED, Mr. Farmer receives 300mg aspirin, followed by IV morphine sulphate. A 12 lead ECG and blood tests reveal he has suffered an AMI.
Mr. Farmer on Day 5, is discharged home and recommended to take daily exercise and improve his diet. Mr. Farmer had previously consumed regular take-away food, smoker of 35years and led a sedentary lifestyle. Discharge medications prescribed include aspirin, metoprolol, an ACE inhibitor (perindopril) and a statin (simvastatin)
Question 1
Clearly differentiate the pathophysiology of angina and myocardial infarction, including signs and symptoms. (5 marks)
Angina Pectoris
Angina Pectoris is a disorder described by episodes of pain when the supply of oxygen to the heart is inadequate to meet the needs of the heart (Bruyninckx 2011). Hypoxia can be the result of three types of cardiac stressors:
• Ischemia caused by coronary blood vessel obstruction as a result of vasospasm, thrombosis or atherosclerosis. Ischemia can also

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