10 free NPTE-PTA practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems
Before gait training in a cool outpatient gym, a PTA places a finger pulse oximeter on a 78-year-old woman. It reads 83% with a weak, irregular waveform. She has no shortness of breath, her lips and nail beds are pink, and her respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min. What should the PTA do FIRST?