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CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification VIP Practice Exam
CMC — The CMC (Cardiac Medicine Certification) is issued by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN); the computer-adaptive exam contains 135 questions (110 scored + 25 pretest), with a 3-hour time limit, and uses scaled scoring with a passing score of approximately 95/110 on scored items (~68–75% equivalent).
30
Questions
180m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP
A 58-year-old male presents to the cardiac care unit with crushing substernal chest pain radiating to the left arm for 90 minutes. His 12-lead ECG shows 3 mm ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF with reciprocal ST depression in leads I and aVL. His blood pressure is 88/54 mmHg and heart rate is 48 bpm. Which of the following interventions is the HIGHEST priority before initiating fibrinolytic therapy?
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