A 50-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction and heart failure presents with acute shortness of breath and pink frothy sputum. He is tach...

Question

A 50-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction and heart failure presents with acute shortness of breath and pink frothy sputum. He is tachypnoeic and hypoxic with SpO2 88% on air and bilateral basal crackles. According to the ABCDE approach, which of the following is the most appropriate immediate intervention after calling for senior help?

Accepted Answer

Give high-flow oxygen and sit him up

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Give sublingual glyceryl trinitrate

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Give intravenous furosemide and morphine

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Arrange urgent echocardiography

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Start non-invasive ventilation without other measures

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Acute pulmonary oedema