In the medical office a cardiac patient, accompanied by his wife, complains to you of chest pain. In assessing the patient, what would you do first?
a. Tell the patient to stay calm.
b. Obtain information about the symptoms being experienced.
c. Immediately take the patient to the provider.
d. Bring the patient and his wife back to the provider.
b
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