You are assisting a 67-year-old patient with chest pain. He has taken two nitroglycerin tablets but his pain remains a 7 out of 10. He is diaphoretic; his respirations are 18 per minute and adequate; his pulse is 72; and his blood pressure 80/62 mmHg. He is on a nonrebreather mask at 15L per minute. You would:
a. assist him in taking his third and final nitroglycerin tablet.
b. attach him to an AED.
c. reassess his vital signs every 5 minutes and transfer him by ALS care.
d. give him only half of a nitroglycerin tablet.
Answer: c
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