Right ventricular infarction: a clinical case study
Sharp, K.M.; Barnes, H.
Heart and Lung the Journal of Critical Care 20(2): 168-171
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0147-9563 PMID: 2004928 Document Number: 375367
In this article we review the specific case of Mrs. F., a 63-year-old white woman who recently had classical right ventricular infarction associated with left ventricular inferior wall myocardial infarction. The presentation covers her medical history, clinical course pathophysiology of the right ventricular infarction, and goals of the medical modalities used in treatment. Nursing problems are identified specifically related to right ventricular infarcts, and treatment considerations are discussed. A brief conclusion recaps Mrs. F.'s discharge course and reviews some specific problems associated with right ventricular infarcts, of which critical care nurses need to be aware.