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Cardiovascular prioritization begins with recognizing threats to perfusion, oxygen delivery, rhythm, and hemodynamic stability.
Cardiovascular prioritization begins with recognizing threats to perfusion, oxygen delivery, rhythm, and hemodynamic stability. The patient showing new chest pain, shock, a dangerous dysrhythmia, acute pulmonary edema, major bleeding, or sudden loss of circulation takes priority over a patient with stable chronic cardiovascular findings.