Medicine · Explanation & counselling

Antiplatelets after a stent

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for Curtin Year 5 students

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are an intern on the cardiology ward. Helen Barrett, 58, is going home today after a coronary stent for a heart attack. She has been started on aspirin and ticagrelor.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Explain her antiplatelet medicines and the discharge plan to the patient

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