What is the expected electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern when a thrombus in a coronary artery permanently lodges in the vessel and the infarction extends through the myocardium from the endocardium to the epicardium?
a. Prolonged QT interval
b. ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
c. ST depression myocardial infarction (STDMI)
Ans: b. ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
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1. grapes. 2. aged cheese. 3. antihypertensives. 4. antihistamines.