A 56-year-old female with a smoking history and COPD complains of the sudden onset of shortness of breath and diaphoresis. History indicates no cardiac diagnosis but previous drug abuse 8 years ago. Vital signs are: pulse 96, respiration 18 and mildly labored, blood pressure 168/102 mmHg, and SpO2 94% on home oxygen at 4 lpm, which she wears for COPD. Her lung sounds are clear but diminished
bilaterally. You would:
A) administer aspirin, monitor the patient, and transport.
B) turn down the oxygen to 2 lpm, monitor, and transport.
C) administer patient's MDI and transport to the hospital.
D) assist the patient is trying her husband's nitroglycerin.
B
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