A patient comes into the emergency department with complaints of chest pains.An ECG reveals an acute myocardial infarction taking place.The nurse would expect the physician to take which action?
A) Send the patient directly to the cardiac unit for follow-up care.
B) Give the patient one aspirin and repeat the ECG.
C) Administer a thrombolytic agent for lysis of thrombi.
D) Administer heparin only to prevent potential bleeding of coronary arteries.
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