title: Monitoring the patient with acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Cardiac monitoring is a vital component in the management of the patient with AMI. Knowledge of the age, location, and extent of an MI and effective use of continuous cardiac monitoring will aid the nurse in anticipating, identifying, and treating potential complications.
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000201:enzymology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D003402:Creatine Kinase