A Patient Is in the Emergency Department with an Occluded

question 602

Multiple Choice

A patient is in the emergency department with an occluded coronary artery due to a thrombus.Which type of drug can break apart this blood clot and restore circulation in the artery?

• A)a drug for hyperlipidemia
• B)aspirin
• C)a thrombolytic drug
• D)digoxin (Lanoxin)

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Standard Deviation

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Range

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Median

The middle value in a set of numbers, which separates the higher half from the lower half of the data set.

Upper Quartile

A statistical measure indicating the value below which 75% of the data in a data set falls, marking the top end of the middle 50% of data.