Ms Nahed is 66year old woman with a history of MI,HTN hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus presents with sudden onset of chest pain radiating to her left arm. Electrocardiography showed ST segment depression and positive cardiac enzymes. Home medications are aspirin, simvastatin, metoprolol, and metformin. Which regimen is the best treatment strategy for this patient? A Abciximab bolus then infusion for 12hours plus enoxaparin 80mg subcutaneously. B Aspirin and clopidogrel plus UFH bolus; then 15units/kg/hour infusion. C Aspirin and clopidogrel +UFH bolus then infusion titrated to maintain 50-70seconds a PTT plus eptifibatide with an early invasive approach. D Aspirin and enoxaparin subcutaneously twice daily with an early invasive approach.
Ms Nahed is 66year old woman with a history of MI,HTN hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus presents with sudden onset of chest pain radiating to her left arm. Electrocardiography showed ST segment depression and positive cardiac enzymes. Home medications are aspirin, simvastatin, metoprolol, and metformin. Which regimen is the best treatment strategy for this patient? A Abciximab bolus then infusion for 12hours plus enoxaparin 80mg subcutaneously. B Aspirin and clopidogrel plus UFH bolus; then 15units/kg/hour infusion. C Aspirin and clopidogrel +UFH bolus then infusion titrated to maintain 50-70seconds a PTT plus eptifibatide with an early invasive approach. D Aspirin and enoxaparin subcutaneously twice daily with an early invasive approach.
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Transcribed Image Text:Ms Nahed is 66year old woman with a history of MI,HTN hyperlipidemia, and diabetes
mellitus presents with sudden onset of chest pain radiating to her left arm.
Electrocardiography showed ST segment depression and positive cardiac enzymes.
Home medications are aspirin, simvastatin, metoprolol, and metformin. Which regimen
is the best treatment strategy for this patient?
A Abciximab bolus then infusion for 12hours plus enoxaparin 80mg subcutaneously.
B Aspirin and clopidogrel plus UFH bolus; then 15units/kg/hour infusion.
C Aspirin and clopidogrel +UFH bolus then infusion titrated to maintain 50-70seconds a
PTT plus eptifibatide with an early invasive approach.
D Aspirin and enoxaparin subcutaneously twice daily with an early invasive approach.
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