Explain what the top 6 priorities are for Mr Pepper at this point in time.

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Mr Pepper is an inpatient at the local hospital and is walking back in after going out for a cigarette. You notice he is a pale/grey colour, slightly diaphoretic, is holding the side rail to balance himself, he states he has chest pain.

Mr Pepper requires a comprehensive cardiac assessment

  1. Explain what the top 6 priorities are for Mr Pepper at this point in time. (easy and simple)

- vital signs

- PQRST pain assessment

- Bloods (troponin)

- ECG

- MRI

- Listen for heart and lung sounds

- signs of bruising and bloods

- auscultation

- palpation

- physical: looking at patients colour

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