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High risk of unstable angina Clinical criteria: Patient must have new transient or persistent ST-T ischaemic changes, AND Patient must have pain lasting longer than 20 minutes. Treatment criteria: Must be treated by a health practitioner who is any of: (i) a medical practitioner, (ii) an authorised PBS prescriber who is not a medical practitioner, but who is: (a) sharing care of the patient with at least one medical practitioner; (b) intending to share care of the patient with a medical practitioner.
Non-Q-wave myocardial infarction Clinical criteria: Treatment criteria: Must be treated by a health practitioner who is any of: (i) a medical practitioner, (ii) an authorised PBS prescriber who is not a medical practitioner, but who is: (a) sharing care of the patient with at least one medical practitioner; (b) intending to share care of the patient with a medical practitioner.
“AGGRASTAT is a non-peptide antagonist of the platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor, the major platelet surface receptor involved in platelet aggregation. AGGRASTAT prevents binding of fibrinogen to GP IIb/IIIa, thereby blocking the cross-linking of platelets and platelet aggregation.”
“In healthy subjects, the plasma clearance of tirofiban ranges from 213 to 314 mL/min. Renal clearance accounts for 39 to 69% of plasma clearance. Half-life ranges from 1.4 to 1.8 hours.”
Working under the parallel aged-care framework? Aged-care equivalent →
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