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Will you administer inj streptokinase to a patient with 13 hour history of cardiac pain?

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Date Posted: 2014/12/23
Deleted user
by Deleted user

Not always. If the patientes has still chest pain and new ECG changes, yes. But if the patient has no chest pain without NO new ECG changes, NO.

Andro Perez
by Andro Perez , company nurse , Magellan Performance Outsourcing Corporation

I thinks its too late, it should be given within 12 hours at the time of onset (pain). Other procedure must be considered.

Hammad Rehman
by Hammad Rehman , Specialist Cardiology , Wadi Al-Dawasir General Hospital

Coronary angiography followed by appropriate intervension is best. However, if hospital has no such facility and referral is impossible within 30 minutes, then streptokinase can be given if patient is symptomatic i.e. has chest pain with persistent elevations.

Asymptomatic patients shouldn't be administered streptokinase after more than 12 hpur chest pain

Alaf  khan
by Alaf khan , orotracheal intubation -Internal

NO , rather will arrange for PTCA-STENT and give oral medications (anti platelets, cyclooxygenase inhibitors and statins , nitroglycerine ,o2

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Not always. Usually it is taught that12 hour is the cut off limit for administrating a thrombolytic agent( eg streptokinase). When and how we decide that we can cross this limit?

hamed alkobeili
by hamed alkobeili , رئيس قسم الامراض القلبيه , وزارة الصحة

yes

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