Author Question: If you suspect aortic dissection, which of the following are considered appropriate interventions? ... (Read 41 times)

panfilo · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

If you suspect aortic dissection, which of the following are considered appropriate interventions?

A) Ensure a patent airway with adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
B) Ask the patient to perform a Valsalva maneuver.
C) Administer nitroglycerin.
D) Administer IV fluids to obtain a systolic BP of at least 100 mmHg.

Question 2

Your crew is called for a patient with chest pain. When you arrive you find a large gathering of people watching an important football game. Your patient is reluctant to move from the TV room but the watchers are loud and the television is blaring. The environment is making it difficult to communicate with your patient. The primary problem effecting communication is:

A) empathy.
B) confrontation.
C) facilitation.
D) interference.