A 67-year old man prescribed to the emergency department with a 1-week history of angina and shortness of breath. He complained that his face and extremities had taken on a blue color. His medical history included chronic stable angina treated with isosorbide dinitrate and nitroglycerin. The blood obtained for analysis was brown. Which of the following protein-related disorders is most likely the diagnosis? * (Please choose one correct answer only) A. Carboxyhemoglobinemia B. Hemoglobin SC disease C. Methemoglobinemia D. B-Thalassemia E. None of the given options
A 67-year old man prescribed to the emergency department with a 1-week history of angina and shortness of breath. He complained that his face and extremities had taken on a blue color. His medical history included chronic stable angina treated with isosorbide dinitrate and nitroglycerin. The blood obtained for analysis was brown. Which of the following protein-related disorders is most likely the diagnosis? * (Please choose one correct answer only) A. Carboxyhemoglobinemia B. Hemoglobin SC disease C. Methemoglobinemia D. B-Thalassemia E. None of the given options
Chapter11: Administration Of Nonparenteral Medications
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A 67-year old man prescribed to the emergency department with a 1-week history of angina and shortness of breath. He complained that his face and extremities had taken on a blue color. His medical history included chronic stable angina treated with isosorbide dinitrate and nitroglycerin. The blood obtained for analysis was brown. Which of the following protein-related disorders is most likely the diagnosis? * (Please choose one correct answer only)
A. Carboxyhemoglobinemia
B. Hemoglobin SC disease
C. Methemoglobinemia
D. B-Thalassemia
E. None of the given options
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