Frieda, a 58-year-old woman, came to the emergency department on Monday complaining of heartburn, abdominal discomfort, nausea, and vomiting after a family reunion on Friday. Part 2 Remember Frieda, who came to the emergency department on Monday. She denied having any chest pain or radiating pain to her extremities. She takes daily medication for hypertension and high cholesterol. Laboratory Test Reference Range 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 10:00 PM CK, Total 54–186 U/L 150 U/L CK-MB 0–5 ng/mL 3.5 ng/mL Myoglobin <70 μg/L pending 45 μg/L Troponin T ≤ 10 ng//L 15 ng/L 24 ng/L 33 ng/L Do the signs and symptoms suggest Frieda had a heart attack? Interpret Frieda’s 4:00 PM laboratory results as normal, increased, or decreased. If Frieda’s signs and symptoms indicate an MI, then explain why the CK and CK-MB results are normal.
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