You have just administered nitroglycerin to a 68-year-old patient. Within a few minutes, she complains of feeling faint and lightheaded, but states that she is still having some chest pain. Which of the following would be the BEST sequence of actions?
A) Advise the patient that this is a normal occurrence and administer a second dose of nitroglycerin.
B) Lower the head of the stretcher and take the patient's blood pressure.
C) Administer activated charcoal to prevent further absorption of the nitroglycerin and closely monitor the patient's blood pressure.
D) Increase the amount of oxygen you are giving to the patient before administering a second dose of nitroglycerin.
B
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A) anterior MI. B) lateral MI. C) inferior MI. D) high lateral wall MI.
The respiratory therapist is using a bag-valve-mask resuscitator to ventilate an adult patient. The tidal volume and inspiratory time produce an inspiratory flow of 60 L/minute. What should the therapist do at this time?
A. Continue providing this level of ventilation. B. The therapist needs to increase either the Vt or the Ti to deliver a flow greater than 60 L/minute. C. The inspiratory flow needs to be reduced to 40 L/minute or less. D. The therapist needs to alternate squeezing the bag gently and vigorously to fluctuate the flow.