A 59-year-old man presents with 45 minutes of central crushing chest pain radiating to his left arm and jaw, associated with sweating and nausea. His ...

Question

A 59-year-old man presents with 45 minutes of central crushing chest pain radiating to his left arm and jaw, associated with sweating and nausea. His ECG shows ST-segment elevation in leads V2–V5. While awaiting transfer for primary PCI, which single drug should be given immediately in the emergency department?

Accepted Answer

Chewed aspirin 300 mg as a loading dose

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Sublingual glyceryl trinitrate spray alone

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Morphine 10 mg intramuscularly

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Simvastatin 40 mg orally

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Warfarin 10 mg orally

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Acute coronary syndrome (STEMI)