A 69 year old women had sudden burning chest pain and shortness of breath that started 4 hours
ago. The pain was associated with nausea, vomiting and diaphoresis. Her ECG on admission
shows ST elevation in leads II, III and aVF. Oxygen has been started and she was given sublingual
GTN which has improved her chest pain. She was given aspirin 300 mg by the ambulance crew.
Her heart rate is 70 bpm and respiratory rate is 18/min.
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