A nurse is reviewing the results of a diagnostic test of a client who is being moved out of the intensive care unit. A cardiac troponin T level assay was performed while the client was in the intensive care unit, which indicated high levels of troponin. Which condition was the client diagnosed with?

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High levels of cardiac troponin T are indicative of myocardial injury, which is a hallmark of acute myocardial infarction.

A Nurse Is Reviewing the Results of a Diagnostic Test