A client is admitted to the hospital after being found in a car on the side of a bridge with complaints of having a heart attack. Following extensive tests, it was found the client did not have a heart attack. The client most likely was having:
1. PTSD.
2. Transitory cardiac symptoms.
3. A panic attack.
4. Suicidal feelings.
3
Rationale: Heart attack symptoms are a defining feature of a panic attack. PTSD and suicidal feelings do not manifest as a heart attack. The scenario indicates that transitory cardiac symptoms were ruled out by extensive cardiac tests.
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