DrPak
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A 36-year-old female presents to the emergency room complaining of chest pain that started suddenly while she was shopping at the mall. She also reports shortness of breath, palpitations and diaphoresis. The pain is retrosternal and radiates to the left arm. There are no aggravating or relieving factors. On review of systems, the patient reports having had a runny nose, sore throat and dry cough for the past 3 days. Her past medical history is significant for panic attacks, for which she takes paroxetine, and dysfunctional uterine bleeding, for which she takes estrogen. Her family history is significant for the sudden death of her father at age 44 from a heart attack. Social history reveals that she has smoked one pack of cigarettes per day for the past 15 years. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial therapy for this patient?
A) Lorazepam
B) Heparin
C) Aspirin
D) Ibuprofen
E) Acetaminophen
F) Oxycodone
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| robin082006
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A panic episode?
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| Aashi
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Even though the hx clearly states that the pt has hx of panic episodes,and s/s does support panic attack, but with s/s like that one shld always rule out cardiac part FIRST,and a dose of ASA wont hurt..morever ALPRAZOLAM is the DOC of panic attacks and not lorazapam...so I go for C-------->Aspirin
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| DrPak
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aashi, how would aspirin help in an acute coronary event? Wouldn't heparin or tPA be the choice there?
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| dr_jojo
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DR PAK
Take this as aRULE
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME = ASPIRIN 1ST
I faced more than 10 qs till now in kaplan q bank regarding this issue to give aspirin 1st before any other meds
and she has many risk facors
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| young_doc
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Remember MONA:
Morphine, Oxygen, Nitro, and ASPIRIN!!!
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| DrPak
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Ok, thanks. The answer is indeed aspirin. The lesson for me today is aspirin with acute coronary events.
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