Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

Exercise 4

A 57-year-old construction worker presents to the emergency departmentcomplaining of generalized fatigue and left-sided chest and arm pain.What clinicalcondition do you believe the patient may be experiencing? What type of shock mayprogress from his suspected clinical condition? If cardiogenic shock is suspected, whatnursing interventions do you anticipate initiating in the care of this patient? Whatvasopressor and inotropic agents may need to be started? What risk factors can beidentified for this patient related to his presenting condition and subsequent shockstate?