Wednesday 1 August 2012

Emedinews:Makesure:A patient developed fainting attack after sublingual nitrate.


Situation: A patient developed fainting attack after sublingual nitrate.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was the systolic murmur missed on auscultation?
Lesson: Make sure that patient with left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction are not given sublingual nitrates.

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