A patient with severe chest pain hands you a bottle of nitroglycerin. After reading the label, you determine that the medication expired two months ago. You should:

A) administer two of the nitroglycerin tablets.
B) withhold the medication and transport.
C) administer the nitroglycerin orally.
D) place one tablet under the patient's tongue.


B

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