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Which test should be considered as an alternative to serial measurement over 10-12 hours with a standard troponin assay to rule out myocardial infarction?
Which test should be considered as an alternative to serial measurement over 10-12 hours with a standard troponin assay to rule out myocardial infarction?
- Measurement of cardiac troponin at presentation
- Measurement of cardiac troponin at presentation and at three hours after presentation with a high-sensitivity assay (correct)
- Serial measurement over 10-12 hours with a standard troponin assay
- Measurement of cardiac troponin at three hours after presentation
What should be the initial management for patients with an acute coronary syndrome and ischaemic electrocardiographic changes or elevation of cardiac troponin?
What should be the initial management for patients with an acute coronary syndrome and ischaemic electrocardiographic changes or elevation of cardiac troponin?
- Ticagrelor (180 mg loading dose)
- Both aspirin (300 mg loading dose) and ticagrelor (180 mg loading dose) (correct)
- Neither aspirin nor ticagrelor
- Aspirin (300 mg loading dose)
What is the recommended treatment for patients with an ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndrome?
What is the recommended treatment for patients with an ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndrome?
- Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (correct)
- Immediate prehospital treatment
- Both primary percutaneous coronary intervention and immediate prehospital treatment
- None of the above
When should patients with an ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndrome receive immediate prehospital treatment?
When should patients with an ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndrome receive immediate prehospital treatment?
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What is the loading dose of aspirin recommended for patients with an acute coronary syndrome?
What is the loading dose of aspirin recommended for patients with an acute coronary syndrome?
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