A client diagnosed with myocardial infarction is prescribed thrombolytic therapy. The nurse recognizes that which is the goal of this therapy?
1. Prevent clot formation
2. Dissolve clots
3. Provide immediate relief of chest pain
4. Prevent platelet aggregation
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Thrombolytic drugs do not prevent formation of a clot; they only break down existing clots.
Rationale 2: Thrombolytic drugs are used to dissolve clots that are already formed in early stages of myocardial infarction.
Rationale 3: Thrombolytic therapy might contribute to relief of angina because thrombolytics dissolve the clot, but this is not their chief action or the reason they are given.
Rationale 4: Antiplatelet drugs prevent platelet aggregation. Thrombolytic drugs are used to dissolve clots.
Global Rationale: Thrombolytic drugs are used to dissolve clots that are already formed in early stages of myocardial infarction. Thrombolytic drugs do not prevent formation of a clot; they only break down existing clots. Thrombolytic therapy might contribute to relief of angina because thrombolytics dissolve the clot, but this is not their chief action or the reason they are given. Antiplatelet drugs prevent platelet aggregation. Thrombolytic drugs are used to dissolve clots.
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