Kait L

You have been assigned 4 patients on an Intermediate Medical Care Unit. Two of the patients are post myocardial infarctions at various stages of their infarctions with multiple types of arrhythmias, the third patient is having drastic blood sugar fluctuations 218 down to 50 within minutes and its rebounds back up with changes in mentation and the fourth is reported to be having frequent TIA's. One of the MI patients is having some dizziness and your TIA patient is presenting signs of impending stroke. How to prioritize these patients? Okay so I need some help figuring this out. So, I have 4 patients 1. Post myocardial infarction w/ dizziness 2. Post myocardial infarction 3. Blood sugar 218 down to 50 in minutes goes up with meds/ change in mentation 4. Frequent TIA’s with impending stroke signs. Patient one could be at risk for a heart attack with the sign of dizziness right? and patient 4 is possibly on the verge of a stroke and patient 2 I'm unsure about. Patient 3 I would put last most likely because his blood sugar will be up after meds but changes in mentation worry me. Initial though of priority was: 4, 1, 2, 3. what are your thoughts?