A Patient Is Having a Heart Attack Due to the Sudden

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient is having a heart attack due to the sudden formation of an arterial thrombus in his coronary artery.To break up the clot and save the patient's life,the best drug to use is:

• A)a low-molecular weight heparin (e.g. ,enoxaparin [Lovenox]).
• B)a fibrinolytic drug (e.g. ,streptokinase [Streptase] or tPA [Activase]).
• C)a fibrinolysis inhibitor (e.g. ,aminocaproic acid [Amicar]).
• D)warfarin (Coumadin).
• E)vitamin K.

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