Question

You are monitoring the results of laboratory tests performed on a client admitted to the cardiac icu with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction. which test would you expect to show elevated levels?

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Enzymes

When tissues and cells are damaged great quantities of certain enzymes are released into the bloodstream. Enzymes can be elevated in response to cardiac or other organ damage. So, for example  creatine kinase is an enzyme found mostly in heart muscle and its concentration increases when there is damage to the heart muscle cells