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Your patient is a 40-year-old female 10 days postoperative for an abdominal hysterectomy. She has a history of asthma and type I diabetes. Her husband called EMS this morning because she became very short of breath and complained of chest pain while getting dressed. On your arrival, you note 2-word dyspnea and that the patient is diaphoretic with cyanosis of her lips, ears, and nail beds. Her blood pressure is 92/60, and her heart rate is 120 with the monitor showing sinus tachycardia; her respiratory rate is 32. Auscultation of the chest reveals clear and equal bilateral lung sounds. The abdomen is soft and nondistended with minor incisional tenderness. There is no peripheral edema. Which of the following is the best treatment option?
A) Continuous administration of nebulized albuterol with supplemental oxygen
B) Oxygen by nonrebreather at 15 liters per minute
C) Supplemental oxygen, 0.5 mg of 1:1000 epinephrine, subcutaneously
D) Oxygen and aspirin but withhold nitroglycerin and morphine due to hypotension
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