The physician orders serum troponin levels in a patient with a possible myocardial infarction.What will the nurse explain to the patient about this test?
A) It is the most specific indicator for myocardial damage available.
B) It measures the amount of myoglobin released from damaged myocardial cells.
C) It can provide evidence of myocardial damage more quickly than can enzyme tests.
D) It is diagnostic for myocardial damage only when used in combination with creatinine kinase-MB isoenzymes.
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