Dialysis Daily Question

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Forty minutes into hemodialysis, a patient reports chest tightness and back pain. BP falls from 138/80 to 96/58. The blood in the venous return line looks 'port wine' colored, and the dialysis machine shows a recent dialysate temperature alarm. What should the nurse do?

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