CP Interventions PAT

197.  At the beginning of a physical therapy intervention, a patient's heart rate is measured to be 75 beats per minute. After explaining the interventions and discussing the patient's diagnosis, the patient reports that their heart rate feels like it is racing away. The therapist then rechecks the patient's heart rate which is observed to be 220 beats per minute. Which of the following interventions is most important to complete first with this patient?

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