When treating a 56-year-old female with chest pain, you have placed on her oxygen, established IV access, and administered two doses of sublingual nitroglycerin. However, the patient's pain has not improved. You reassess her blood pressure and note that it is 106/66 mm Hg. You should:
A. request permission to give her morphine.
B. transport at once and closely monitor her.
C. administer one more dose of nitroglycerin.
D. give a 20 mL/kg saline bolus to raise her BP.
Answer: C. administer one more dose of nitroglycerin.
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