The Master Surgeon | Free Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

QUESTION NO

165

A 75 years old man is admitted with shortness of breathness, reduced exercise tolerance and bilateral pitting oedema. PMHx: hypertension, angina, previous NSTEMI His observations are as follows: temp 37.4, HR 112, BP134/75, sats 86% on air, RR28/min. Which ONE of the following will be the FIRST step in your management of this patient?

Please select one of the following:

Start high flow oxygen
Give GTN spray
Give morphine and metoclopramide
Perform an ECG
Give furosemide 40mg intravenously

Question By Dr Ley Taing Chan MBBS, BA.