A 58-year-old man complains of chest pain and nausea. He is conscious and alert; his blood pressure is 140/90 mm Hg, his pulse is 104 beats/min, and his respirations are 16 breaths/min. The patient tells you that he was recently discharged from the hospital and takes numerous medications for his heart and blood pressure. You should:
A. focus on the medications he takes for his heart, since his complaint is chest pain.
B. determine what medications he takes, and ask him if he has been compliant with them.
C. advise him that the hospital will have a current list of all the medications he takes.
D. ask him to write down all of his medications and their doses on a piece of paper.
Ans: B. determine what medications he takes, and ask him if he has been compliant with them.
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