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CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification

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The nurse is assisting the cardiologist during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Which of the following set of drugs should the nurse keep ready to be administered during the procedure?

Heparin, Streptokinase
Heparin, Nitroglycerin, Abciximab
Heparin, Warfarin
Heparin, warfarin, Aspirin

Explanation

Answer- B - The nurse should keep the drugs heparin, nitroglycerine and abciximab ready to be used during the procedure. Pharmacologic agents used during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty include heparin, nitroglycerine, and/or glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor such as abciximab.

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