A Patient Presents to the Emergency Department ( ED )With

question 31

Multiple Choice

A patient presents to the emergency department ( ED ) with chest pain that he has had for the past 2 hours.The patient is nauseated and diaphoretic,with dusky skin color.The electrocardiogram shows ST elevation in leads II,III,and aVF.Which therapeutic intervention would the nurse question?

• A) Emergent pacemaker insertion
• B) Emergent percutaneous coronary intervention
• C) Emergent thrombolytic therapy
• D) Immediate coronary artery bypass graft surgery

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