Your patient has developed very mild chest discomfort during her treadmill stress test. She denies other symptoms and her blood pressure is stable. There are no EKG changes. What is the correct course of action?
A) Continue but watch cautiously.
B) Stop the test immediately.
C) Stop the test, assess the patient more fully, and then restart if everything is OK.
D) Back down to the next lowest stage of the test.
A
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