Affiliation:
1. Stacy H. James is a cardiology acute care nurse practitioner at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, California.
Abstract
Drugs that work on the hematologic system play an important role in helping to limit the morbidity and mortality that can be associated with an acute coronary syndrome. The pharmacology of the fibrinolytic agents, thrombin inhibitors, and antiplatelet agents is described. A case study of a woman having an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is reviewed to highlight the importance of drugs that work on the hematologic system.
Subject
Critical Care Nursing,General Medicine