A patient with ST-segment elevation in three contiguous electrocardiographic leads is admitted to the emergency department and diagnosed as having an ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction. Which question should the nurse ask to determine whether the patient is a candidate for thrombolytic therapy?

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Thrombolytic therapy should be started within 6 hours of the onset of the myocardial infarction,so the time at which the chest pain started is a major determinant of the appropriateness of this treatment. The other information is not a factor in the decision about thrombolytic therapy.

A Patient with ST-Segment Elevation in Three Contiguous Electrocardiographic Leads