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Your patient is a 60-year-old male who is complaining of severe epigastric abdominal pain and difficulty breathing. He is pale, sweaty, and pleads with you, Don't let me die, I think I'm going to die. Which of the following measures is NOT part of your initial treatment of this patient?
 
  A) Determining whether you should assist the patient in taking nitroglycerin
  B) Giving 15 lpm of oxygen by nonrebreather mask
  C) Applying the defibrillator pads to his chest
  D) Placing the patient in a position of comfort

Question 2

Your 78-year-old patient gives a history of congestive heart failure, renal insufficiency, and type II diabetes. Together, these conditions are called:
 
  A) comorbid conditions.
  B) confounding conditions.
  C) functional impairments.
  D) polypathophysiology .


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Cnarkel

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A


yoooooman

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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