A Patient Is Brought to the Hospital with Chest Pain

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought to the hospital with chest pain and shortness of breath is suspected of having an acute MI. Which assessment is a priority for this patient with a suspected acute MI who may be given a fibrinolytic drug as treatment?

• A)Ask the patient or family when the symptoms first began.
• B)Ask the patient or family for a list of all drugs taken that day.
• C)Ask the patient or family when the last meal took was eaten.
• D)Ask the patient or family to report any history of kidney disease present.

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