You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest discomfort. His blood pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, his heart rate is 92/min, his nonlabored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and his pulse oximetry reading is 97%. Which assessment step is most important now?
You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest discomfort. His blood pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, his heart rate is 92/min, his nonlabored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min, and his pulse oximetry reading is 97%. Which assessment step is most important now?
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Obtaining a 12-lead ECG.
In evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest discomfort, particularly with the given vital signs (blood pressure of 92/50 mm Hg, heart rate of 92/min, respiratory rate of 14 breaths/min, and pulse oximetry of 97%), the most important assessment step now is to obtain a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG).
Reasoning: