Multiple Choice
The patient is a 30-year-old competitive marathon runner who is being seen following a rotator cuff tear.As part of your initial examination,you monitor the patient's vital signs and note that the heart rate is 52 beats per minute.What should you do?
A) Have the patient lie down and elevate the legs.
B) Call EMS because this patient is about to go into cardiac arrest.
C) Continue with the intervention; athletes often have low heart rates.
D) Continue with the intervention,but monitor the patient very closely.
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