You're doing a 12-lead EKG on a patient who has tremors that make the EKG hard to read.You should
A) leave,telling the nurse to call you when the tremors stop,so you can return and try again.
B) make several attempts at a good tracing,then document on the EKG how many attempts were made.
C) call the physician and ask for medication to stop the tremors.
D) do the EKG as usual with no documentation about tremors.
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