What drug would be the treatment of choice for pulmonary emboli?
a. Heparin
b. Streptokinase
c. Urokinase
d. Warfarin
ANS: A
Therapy with heparin, whether unfractionated or low molecular weight, followed by oral couma-rin in a regimen similar to that for acute deep venous thrombosis is the treatment of choice.
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A. a discard tube first. B. either bottle first. C. the anaerobic bottle first. D. the aerobic bottle first.
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