Your Patient Complains of Chest Pain While Sitting in the Dental

Your patient complains of chest pain while sitting in the dental chair. Even though the information is not recorded on his health history or pharmacologic history form, it is a good idea for you to ask if he has taken sildenafil (Viagra) within the last 24 hours. The use of nitroglycerine is contraindicated if sildenafil has been taken within 24 hours because the nitroglycerine-sildenafil combination can precipitate a hypertensive crisis.

A) Both statements are TRUE
B) Both statements are FALSE
C) The first statement is TRUE; the second statement is FALSE
D) The first statement is FALSE; the second statement is TRUE