Your patient has a normal ECG reading. What does this finding tell you about the patient's like-lihood of having a myocardial infarction in the immediate future?
a. Less than a 10% chance
b. Less than a 30% chance
c. Less than 50% chance
d. No predictive value
ANS: D
The resting ECG has no value as a predictor of future heart attacks.
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