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BCEN CEN Practice Question

A patient presents to the emergency department with difficulty breathing, a cough that produces frothy pink sputum, and an S3 gallop upon auscultation. A chest X-ray reveals pulmonary edema. Which initial treatment should the nurse anticipate administering to best manage this patient's condition?

  • Intravenous diuretics

  • Inhalation of a short-acting beta-agonist

  • Intravenous morphine

  • Sublingual nitroglycerin

BCEN CEN
Cardiovascular Emergencies
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