What is meant by "inducible myocardial ischemia"?
What will be an ideal response?
Inducible myocardial ischemia is not constant ischemia but ischemia that occurs under certain conditions, namely stress. The ischemia can be reversed and then provoked again by changing the physiologic conditions.
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A 77-year-old man with end-stage COPD and renal failure is found unresponsive by his daughter. Your assessment reveals that the patient is apneic and pulseless. The daughter presents you with an out-of-hospital DNR order; however, the document expired 3 months ago. You should:
A) begin CPR only and contact medical control for further guidance. B) realize that the patient cannot be resuscitated and notify the coroner. C) begin full resuscitative efforts because the DNR order is no longer valid. D) confirm that the order has expired before initiating any patient treatment.