You work in a rural ED with only basic specialties available. An 80-year-old man arrives with an acute anterior STEMI. He has had severe ongoing chest pain for 2 hours, is anxious, pale and diaphoretic, and has crepitations on auscultation. Observations include GCS 15, HR 100/min, BP 190/100 mmHg and RR 24/min. The retrieval service is unavailable for at least 4 hours.
List two proposed clinical benefits of thrombolysis in this patient.
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List the absolute contraindications to fibrinolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction.
(Marked out of 6.0)
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List two significant mortality risks of thrombolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction.
(Marked out of 2.0)
/ 2
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