A client admitted with chest pain is being evaluated for a myocardial infarction (MI). Which client comment best indicates the pain is angina rather than from an MI?
1. "I was very short of breath and sweating with the pain."
2. "The pain went away when I took a nap."
3. "The pain started when I was watching television."
4. "I took nitroglycerin but the pain was not relieved."
Answer: 2
1. An MI is often accompanied by shortness of breath and diaphoresis.
2. Anginal pain is usually relieved by rest and/or nitroglycerin.
3. Unstable angina may occur at rest.
4. The pain from an acute MI is not relieved by nitroglycerin.
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