Your patient is a? 55-year-old male who is in moderate distress and complaining of chest pain. He states that he experienced an acute onset of? left-sided crushing chest pain while playing basketball with his grandson. He complains of weakness and? near-syncope with exertion. His skin is? pale, cool, and diaphoretic. HR? = 40, BP? = 72/40, RR? = 20, SaO2? = 95%. The monitor shows a? third-degree AV block. Which of the following is most? appropriate?
A. Aspirin, nitroglycerin, and morphine
B. Atropine, 0.5 mg, up to 2.0 mg
C. Sedation and transcutaneous pacing
D. Dopamine at 5 mcg/kg/min
Ans: C. Sedation and transcutaneous pacing
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