a 78-year-old patient who had knee replacement surgery 2 days ago goes into cardiac arrest. which underlying cause should be given priority consideration?

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Anemia should be given priority consideration as the underlying cause of the cardiac arrest.

What is Anemia?

This refers to the condition in which there is insufficient red blood cells in the distribution of oxygen to parts of the body.

This leads to catecholamine being released which results in high heart rate and in severe cases cardiac arrest.

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