Your protocol allows the administration of nitroglycerin to patients with chest pain under certain circumstances. To which of the following patients should you administer nitroglycerin?
A) A man who has chest pain from a fall from a ladder
B) A patient with chest pain and a blood pressure of 80/40
C) A patient who has taken three of his own nitroglycerin tablets
D) A patient who has chest pain after taking Cialis
Question 2Which of the following positions would most likely be preferred by an alert and oriented patient with respiratory distress?
A) Trendelenburg
B) Fowler's
C) Lateral recumbent
D) Semi-Fowler's
Question 3Which of the following statements regarding stable angina pectoris is TRUE?
A) It can be brought on by exertion or stress.
B) It is generally relieved by over-the-counter medications.
C) It results in death of myocardial cells.
D) It generally lasts 30 to 60 minutes.
Question 4The patient must be moved immediately from a structure that has caught fire. He is lying on the ground with only a set of shorts on. You are by yourself and have no other supplies or materials. What type of move would be MOST appropriate in this situation?
A) The armpit-forearm drag
B) The extremity lift
C) The shirt drag
D) The direct carry
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