Author Question: For the best therapeutic effect after a myocardial infarction (MI), thrombolytics should be ... (Read 17 times)

audragclark · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

For the best therapeutic effect after a myocardial infarction (MI), thrombolytics should be administered within the first 3 hours (ideally 30 minutes) of presentation of symptoms.

Studies have shown that thrombolytic therapy, however, can be of benefit up to how many hours after the initial presentation of symptoms of MI?
a. 6 hours c. 10 hours
b. 8 hours d. 12 hours

Question 2

What percentage of patients with angina pectoris will have simultaneous dyspnea, caused by transient increase in pulmonary venous pressures that accompany ventricular stiffening during an episode of myocardial ischemia?

a. About 20 c. About 50
b. About 30 d. Almost all