Question

Harry, a 49-year-old construction worker recuperating from a myocardial infarction, returns to the medical clinic for a follow-up evaluation. Harry is uncooperative; Dr. Cooper discovers that Harry is not taking his anticoagulants, is back to work a month prior to the recommended time, and is still chain-smoking. Harry is quite agitated and secretly believes that if he ignores his heart issue, it will all go away. Today he fears that Dr. Cooper will be quite unhappy with his noncompliance and is not sure he can face the consequences he knows for certain he will hear about.

Answer 1

Answer: In the case if myocardial infarction, blood thinners or anticoagulant provides prevention as it makes blood thin. But in the case of skipping the blood thinner may increase the risk of blood clots. It increases the risk of heart attack, pulmonary embolism as well as stroke. Smoking doubles the risk of heart attack as it also cause imbalance in the oxygen carrying capacity of the lungs.