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A patient presents in cardiac emergency with typical chest pain radiating to left arm, jaw and neck. What is the first thing you would like to do?
  1. ECG
  2. Chest x-ray
  3. CPR
  4. Cardiac enzymes
Explanation
Answer: A - The first thing you would like to do is ECG. When a patient presents in cardiac emergency with typical chest pain radiating to left arm, jaw and neck, the first thing to do is an ECG. The ECG will clearly tell if there is any ischemia to any part of the heart, since the ECG shows the Electric activity of the heart which is affected when there is ischemia.
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