An alert and oriented 65-year-old woman presents with shortness of breath, noisy respirations, jugular vein distention, and edema in her feet and ankles. Her pulse is 132, her respirations are 24, and her blood pressure is 86/68. Based on these findings, you would suspect that the patient:
a. has an aortic dissection/aneurysm.
b. is having a hypertensive emergency.
c. is experiencing congestive heart failure.
d. Has pericardial tamponade.
Question 2Which of the following signs or symptoms is suggestive of right-sided congestive heart failure?
a. Elevated blood pressure
b. Edema in the legs and feet
c. A bounding pulse
d. An irregular heart rate
Question 3Which of the following actions is most important before assisting a patient to take prescribed nitroglycerin?
a. Determine whether the patient has any allergies.
b. Evaluate the patient's blood pressure.
c. Determine whether the patient has a headache.
d. Attach the patient to an AED.
Question 4Which of the following medications, if taken in the last 24 hours, would be a contraindication to administering nitroglycerin?
a. Coumadin
b. Aspirin
c. Viagra
d. Tylenol
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