Question # 47

A patient presents with sudden severe chest pain radiating to the back, unequal blood pressures in the arms, and a new diastolic murmur. The nurse’s highest-priority suspicion is:

Options:

A.

Acute pericarditis

B.

Acute aortic dissection involving the ascending aorta

C.

Unstable angina

D.

Esophageal spasm

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