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Essentials Of Human Disease 2nd Edition by Leonard Crowley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1449688431
book Essentials Of Human Disease 2nd Edition by Leonard Crowley cover

Essentials Of Human Disease 2nd Edition by Leonard Crowley

Edition 2ISBN: 978-1449688431
Exercise 11
An angiogram performed on a patient with chest pain reveals a recent thrombus blocking a large coronary artery. Assuming that the patient has access to a completely staffed coronary care facility, what would be the most effective way to treat this condition? A. bed rest and sedation to alleviate the patient's discomfort
B) prescribe a low-fat anti-coronary diet
C) attempt to dissolve the thrombus by thrombolytic therapy
D) perform a procedure (percutaneous coronary intervention) to remove the thrombus and insert a stent to keep the artery open
Explanation
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The option (A) is incorrect.
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