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You should suspect that your patient has pulmonary edema if he or she: - correct answers️️cannot breathe while lying down By which of the following mechanisms does nitroglycerin relieve cardiac-related chest pain or discomfort? - correct answers️️Vasodilation and increased myocardial oxygen supply A patient whose artificial pacemaker has failed would MOST likely experience: - correct answers️️weakness and bradycardia. Switching compressors during two-rescuer CPR: - correct answers️️should occur every 2 minutes throughout the arrest. When performing two-rescuer CPR on an adult patient whose airway has not been secured with an advanced device, you should: - correct answers️️have your partner pause after 30 compressions as you give 2 breaths. A middle-aged female with a history of hypertension and high cholesterol complains of chest discomfort. She asks you to take her to the hospital where her personal physician practices, which is 15 miles away. Her blood pressure is 130/70 mm Hg, pulse is 84 beats/min and regular, and respirations are 18 breaths/min and unlabored. Which of the following actions is clearly NOT appropriate for this patient? - correct answers️️Allowing her to walk to the ambulance Aspirin is beneficial to patients experiencing an acute coronary syndrome because it: - correct answers️️prevents a clot from getting larger. After assisting a patient with his or her prescribed nitroglycerin, you would NOT expect him or her to experience a: - correct answers️️syncopal episode The AED analyzes your pulseless and apneic patient's cardiac rhythm and advises that a shock is NOT indicated. You should: - correct answers️️resume CPR, starting with chest compressions A patient reports pain in the upper midabdominal area. This region of the abdomen is called the - correct answers️️epigastrium. Sudden cardiac arrest in the adult population is MOST often the result of: - correct answers️️a cardiac dysrhythmia After defibrillating a man in cardiac arrest, you resume CPR. As you are about to reanalyze his cardiac rhythm 2 minutes later, your partner tells you she can definitely feel a strong carotid pulse. You should: - correct answers️️assess the patient's breathing effort The chest pain associated with an acute coronary syndrome is often described as: - correct answers️️pressure When assessing a patient with a possible stroke, you should recall that - correct answers️️the patient may be unable to communicate, but can often understand. A 50-year-old man presents with crushing chest pain of sudden onset. He is diaphoretic, apprehensive, and tachypneic. You should: - correct answers️️apply supplemental oxygen. After delivering one shock with the AED and performing 2 minutes of CPR on a woman in cardiac arrest, you reanalyze her cardiac rhythm and receive a no shock advised message. This means that: - correct answers️️she is not in a shockable rhythm.