The nurse would suspect conversion of a patient's stable angina to unstable angina if the patient reports angina lasting over _______ minutes at rest
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
20
Rationale : If the patient has angina for over 20 minutes while at rest, it is likely the angina is unstable.
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