An elderly female client arrives in the emergency department complaining of fatigue, nausea, vague complaint of intermittent chest discomfort, and not sleeping well. The nurse would interpret these findings as symptoms of:
1. Cardiac disease.
2. Pancreatic disease.
3. Normal changes of aging.
4. Signs of anemia.
1. Cardiac disease.
Rationale:
Many elderly women complain of vague symptoms when having a myocardial infarction including fatigue, epigastric pain, and sleep disturbances. Pancreatic disease would present pain in the abdominal region. These symptoms are not considered normal changes of aging. Anemia would present with fatigue but not with nausea or chest discomfort.
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