A patient presents to the emergency department ( ED )with chest pain that he has had for the past 2 hours.He is nauseous and diaphoretic,and his skin is dusky in 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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The goals of management of AMI are to dissolve the lesion that is occluding the coronary artery and to increase blood flow to the myocardium.Options include emergent percutaneous intervention,such as angioplasty,emergent coronary artery bypass graft surgery,or thrombolytic therapy if the patient has been symptomatic for less than 6 hours.No data in this scenario warrant insertion of a pacemaker.

A Patient Presents to the Emergency Department ( ED )With