A patient brought to a hospital with myocardial infarction is normally immediately given
Correct answer: B. Streptokinase
- A. Penicillin
- B. Streptokinase
- C. Cyclosporin-A
- D. Statins.
Explanation
Streptokinase (Tissue Plasminogen Activator or TPA) is an enzyme obtained from the culture of some haemolytic bacterium Streptococcus which is modified genetically to function as a clot buster. Therefore, it helps in clearing blood clots inside the blood vessels through the dissolution of intravascular fibrin during myocardial infarction.
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