The EMT shows that she understands the difference between classic angina and an acute myocardial infarction (MI) when she states:
A) "Classic angina occurs when the heart rate becomes too fast; an acute MI is the result of coronary artery disease."
B) "Classic angina is not accompanied by other symptoms like shortness of breath; the chest pain with an acute MI is."
C) "The pain in an acute MI is typically described as stabbing; the pain with classic angina is more pressure-like."
D) "An acute myocardial infarction results in the death of cardiac tissue; classic angina does not."
D) "An acute myocardial infarction results in the death of cardiac tissue; classic angina does not."
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