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Chest Pain Lasting 10 Hours Nitroglycerin Difficult to Obtain Chest Pain Resolved Lack of Informed Consent Outcome Misrepresentation Communication Breakdown Procedural Complications Lack of Accountability Delayed InterventionThe patient experienced chest pain for 10 hours before finally receiving nitroglycerin, after which the pain resolved.
Within one minute of taking sublingual nitroglycerin, the chest pain disappeared completely.
Did the doctors have any justification for delaying or obstructing the patient’s access to nitroglycerin? They could cite several concerns. The patient had presented with intestinal bleeding and had already received tranexamic acid for hemostasis. Nitroglycerin could theoretically counteract the effects of tranexamic acid and increase the risk of renewed gastrointestinal bleeding. Yet if the chest pain had continued, the patient’s life could well have been at risk. In this case, timely relief of the ischemic symptoms was essential, and the potential benefit clearly outweighed the theoretical risk once the acute coronary syndrome became evident.
After the patient had endured chest pain for ten hours, the family reached their limit and contacted this website. The site recommended nitroglycerin, which prompted a series of responses from the attending doctors. Through repeated suggestions from the site, the family finally obtained the medication. In effect, the website was engaging directly with the clinical team on the patient’s behalf.
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