Phlebotomy Essentials
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Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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Question: 1. Acute coronary syndrome
For this disease pathology, please provide the following information:
- What would you see if you were examining a patient with this condition? What are the significant signs and symptoms you would look for in this disease?
- What causes this disorder (pathology)? Are there any threats to life risks associated with this disease that you should watch out for, and why? (Not all terms will have life-threatening conditions associated with them)
- What types of lab work or diagnostic testing (ECG, X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, etc.) would you typically see ordered with this disease?
- What would you expect to see in the lab or diagnostic results?
- What are the most common treatments?
- Which treatments would be the most important or take priority?
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