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You are on the scene of a 64-year-old male patient in respiratory distress. The patient is flushed a

You are on the scene of a 64-year-old male patient in respiratory distress. The patient is flushed and seated in the tripod position. He states he woke up with respiratory distress that is provoked by lying down. He is breathing 28 times a minute. He is alert and oriented to time, place, and person. His lung sounds are coarse crackles (rales) in all fields, blood pressure of 160/90, heart rate is 128, and his oxygen saturation level is 92 percent. The patient has a history of angina and has prescription nitroglycerin. However, he is not complaining of chest pain. After performing the primary assessment and requesting an ALS unit, what should you do next?
A) Place the patient on 15 lpm per minute by bag-valve mask.
B) Administer nitroglycerin to the patient.
C) Place the patient in the Trendelenburg position for shock.
D) Place the patient on 15 lpm by nonrebreather mask.

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Emergency Care

Edition: 12^th

Authors: Limmer, O'Keefe, Grant, Murray, Bergeron, Dickinson

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