A 75-year-old male who has diabetes presents to emergency with sudden onset of chest pain radiating to the arms. The pain has persisted for 2 hours; he is also diaphoretic. His EKG shows ST-T elevation changes in precordial leads. Which of the following medications would be the first ones the nurse should be prepared to administer to this patient?

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The nurse should be prepared to administer streptokinase, nitroglycerin, heparin, and morphine. This patient is having an acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, and these are the drugs of choice. Other medications that may be used include aspirin, beta-adrenergic blockers such as metoprolol and esmolol, thrombolytic agents such as alteplase, anistreplase and tenecteplase, platelet aggregation inhibitors such as clopidogrel, eptifibatide and tirofiban, and ACE inhibitors.

A 75-Year-Old Male Who Has Diabetes Presents to Emergency with Sudden