A medical assistant is monitoring a patient during a stress test. The patient becomes increasingly short of breath and tachycardic. Abnormalities appear in his EKG rhythm. Which of the following actions should the assistant take first? Obtain the patient’s vital signs. Ask the patient if he is experiencing chest pain. Discontinue the test. Instruct the patient to take slow, deep breaths.
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