Question: The nurse is completing an assessment on a 55 year old male patient in the emergency room (ER) that has nausea, is diaphoretic and has chest pain that started a few hours ago. The patient continues to have chest pain. Which of the following assessment data would confirm a diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) versus angina for this patient?
- ECG changes with positive CK-MB and troponin I
- Pain with rest that is relieved by nitroglycerin
- ECG changes with negative CK-MB and troponin I
- No ECG changes with an elevated CK