To save additional heart muscle from dying when a patient suffers an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), which treatment must occur?
A) Increasing the heart rate
B) Lowering the blood pressure
C) Relieving the obstruction in the coronary arteries
D) Opening blood flow between the atria and ventricles
C) Relieving the obstruction in the coronary arteries
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Which of the following would be the BEST treatment for a four-year-old having an acute asthma attack?
A) Deliver humidified oxygen, and a beta2-agonist by small-volume nebulizer. B) Provide oxygen and a fluid bolus at 10 mL per kilogram up to 200 cc's. C) Deliver oxygen via a nasal cannula and administer racemic epinephrine via nebulizer. D) Provide oxygen and administer SQ epinephrine at a dosage of 0.10 mg/kg.