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A Male Patient Will Be Receiving Streptokinase as Part of the Treatment

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A male patient will be receiving streptokinase as part of the treatment of acute myocardial infarction.He asks why he is being prescribed this drug.The nurse's best response is to tell him that the drug is being prescribed to


A) relieve chest pain.
B) prevent further clot formation.
C) dissolve the clot in his coronary artery.
D) control bleeding in the coronary microcirculation.

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