Acute Coronary Syndrome Quiz 4

1. Healthcare providers should obtain cardiac markers before initiating thrombolytic therapy.

2. Hospital personnel will categorize ACS patients into all of the following groups except:

3. In the emergency department, the attending physician orders IV nitroglycerin for a patient with acute coronary syndrome. What is the purpose of IV nitroglycerin in patients with ischemic cardiac syndromes?

4. In the emergency department, you record the following ECG tracing from a 33-year-old man that has recently fainted and is currently reporting chest pain:

Vital signs: HR 33 bpm, BP = 100/60 mm Hg, oxygen saturation = 97%. What is the most appropriate treatment of choice for this patient’s condition?

5. It is important that communities develop programs to address out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. About 50% of acute coronary syndrome patients die before they reach the hospital. Which of the following cardiac arrest rhythms is most likely to develop during the first 4 hours after the onset of symptoms?

6. IV nitroglycerin use in STEMI is indicated for:

7. MACE stands for:

8. Morphine:

9. Nitrates are contraindicated in patients with acute coronary syndrome who:

10. Once a patient with suspected acute coronary syndrome arrives at the emergency department, how long is the allotted time for ED healthcare personnel to perform the initial emergency assessment and management of the patient?