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What are the Diagnostic of an acute myocardial infarction?

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It is a Heart Attack.

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What is acute myocardial infarction?
A heart attack.
Why is morphine used in acute myocardial infarction?
During an Acute MI (Myocardial Infarction), the heart muscle has a reduced oxygen supply and dies.This is very painful, so Diamorphine is often given for analgesia (pain relief).
What is the main term for acute myocardial infarction?
myocardial infarction
What agents are used for assessment of the suspected acute myocardial infarction?
Creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), myoglobin, homocysteine, C-reactive protein (CRP), troponin T (cTnT), and troponin I (cTnI)
What are myocardial infarctions?
In lay terms, these are heart attacks. Myocardial refers to the heart, infarction refers to cell death resulting from inadequate blood and oxygen flow.