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Thesis
Atypical Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Women: Increasing Nurse Practitioners' Awareness in Primary Care Settings
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
08/2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3423
Abstract
The leading cause of death for women in the United States is due to coronary artery disease (CAD). One of the main sequelae of CAD is acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Evidence is clear that women may experience atypical symptoms of ACS more than men. This article provides a review of ACS, typical, and atypical symptoms. It provides a description of populations more likely to present with atypical symptoms. The article continues by suggesting strategies nurse practitioners in primary care can use to include ACS as a diagnostic differential, when, and how to send a patient for additional diagnostics and observation. Research has demonstrated women who present with atypical symptoms ACS are underdiagnosed and undertreated and it is essential this population receive more attention and education.
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- Title
- Atypical Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Women: Increasing Nurse Practitioners' Awareness in Primary Care Settings
- Creators
- Jeff Berner
- Contributors
- Lorrie Dawson (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590722401842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis