Phillip is undergoing surgery for unstable angina. the surgeons are inserting a catheter with a balloon tip through the femoral artery of phillip’s leg. the catheter will be threaded up the aorta into the obstructed coronary artery. at the point of obstruction, the balloon is inflated and pushes the plaque content against the walls of the artery. what treatment is phillip receiving?
a. coronary artery bypass graftb. nitratesc. pacemakerd. parenteral antibioticse. percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

The correct answer is "percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty".

Explanation:

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), is a common medical procedure used to open blocked coronary arteries, allowing the blood to circulate in a patient suffering from an obstructed coronary artery. The procedure described in the question correspond to PTCA, at which Phillip is suffering from an obstructed coronary artery which developed into an unstable angina.

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explanation:

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."