If the Provider Suspects a Patient Is Having an MI

question 37

Multiple Choice

If the provider suspects a patient is having an MI, what is usually ordered?

• A) One aspirin chewed
• B) Nitroglycerin sublingual
• C) Call 911
• D) ECG and apply oxygen
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Unexpected Panic Attacks

Sudden episodes of intense fear or discomfort that arise without warning and without an apparent trigger.

Panic Attacks

Sudden episodes of intense fear or anxiety, often accompanied by physical symptoms such as heart palpitations, shortness of breath, or dizziness.

Specifiers

Further descriptors of a patient’s condition that capture the natural variation in the expression of affective disturbances, and therefore increase the specificity of diagnoses by conveying important information about salient features that might be otherwise overlooked. For example, one specifier used in conjunction with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder is “with melancholic features.”

Specific Phobia

An intense, irrational fear of specific objects, situations, or activities that poses little to no actual danger.