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A 19-year-old university student with anorexia nervosa is admitted to a medical ward weighing 38 kg (body mass index 14.2 kg/m2). Her heart rate is 40 beats per minute and her serum potassium is 2.9 mmol/L [3.5-5.2]. Intravenous potassium has been started and she is on continuous cardiac monitoring. She has agreed to treatment and is not suicidal. She lives in a residential college and has withdrawn from her subjects. The team plans to involve several disciplines during this admission. Which one of the following should be arranged first?