A Patient Is Brought to an Emergency Department with Symptoms

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought to an emergency department with symptoms of acute ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI) . The nearest hospital that can perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is 3 hours away. What is the initial treatment for this patient?

• A) Administer heparin.
• B) Give the patient an oral beta blocker.
• C) Initiate fibrinolytic treatment.
• D) Transfer to the PCI-capable institution.

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Definitions:

Structural Unemployment

A form of unemployment caused by a mismatch between the skills that workers in the economy can offer and the skills demanded by employers.

Supply And Demand Equilibrium

The point at which the quantity of a product demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers.

Frictional Unemployment

This refers to unemployment that occurs when people are between jobs or are entering the workforce for the first time.

Labor Supplied Exceeding

A situation where the quantity of labor offered by workers surpasses the quantity demanded by employers.