A Patient Has Orders for Serial Troponin Levels on Admission

Multiple Choice

A patient has orders for serial troponin levels on admission and then every 6 hours times 3.The initial troponin level is 8 ng/mL, and 6 hours later the troponin level is 168 ng/mL.The nurse should plan care for the patient based on the possible diagnosis of:

A) Acute myocardial infarction (MI)
B) Pulmonary embolism (PE)
C) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
D) Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)