A 56-year-old female patient with a smoking history and COPD complains of the sudden onset of shortness of breath and diaphoresis. Her history indicates no cardiac diagnosis but previous drug abuse 8 years ago. Vital signs are pulse, 96; respirations, 18 breaths/min and mildly labored; blood pressure, 168/102 mmHg; and SpO2, 96% on home oxygen at 4 lpm, which she wears for COPD. The patient's lung sounds are clear but diminished bilaterally. What is your best action?
A) Administer aspirin, monitor the patient, and transport
B) Turn down the oxygen to 2 lpm, monitor, and transport
C) Administer the patient's MDI and transport her to the hospital
D) Assist the patient is trying her husband's nitroglycerin
B) Turn down the oxygen to 2 lpm, monitor, and transport
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