The Master Surgeon | Free Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

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A 45 years old man presents to A&E with sharp central chest pain associated with shortness of breath. There is no radiation. He reports that prior to the pain he had been suffering from flu-like symptoms. He has no past medical history of note and he is not on any medication. He has no known drug allergies. An ECG was taken and shows saddle shaped ST elevation in leads I, II, aVL, aVF, V2 to V6. What treatment will you initiate for this patient?

Please select one of the following:

Give Aspirin, clopidogrel and enoxaparin
Arrange for transfer to cath lab for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Start ibuprofen
Arrange for thrombolysis
Start prednisolone

Question By Dr Ley Taing Chan MBBS, BA.