Your patient is a 61-year-old man complaining of sudden onset mid-sternal chest pain. His color is ashen and he is diaphoretic. He takes an aspirin daily as well as medication for hypertension. His blood pressure is 100/60. His heart rate is 110. Respiration rate is 26. Pulse oximeter reads 96 percent on room air. Which of the following BEST describes side-effects you could see from nitroglycerin
administration?
A) Anti-ischemic effects
B) An increase in preload
C) Bradycardia from vasodilation
D) Hypotension
D
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