Forty minutes after arrival to the emergency room, a patient suffering an MI is to have emergent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) to:
A) Decrease cardiac workload
B) Cure elevated cholesterol
C) Reperfuse the area of myocardium deprived of oxygen
D) Remove the area of ischemia from the myocardium
Ans: C
Feedback: Emergent PTCA is used to open occluded coronary arteries and allow for reperfusion to the area of myocardium that is deprived of oxygen.
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