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chest pain |
Reasonable,
but there is a better choice
The correct
answer is: (B).
Choosing this category would be reasonable, although atypical
angina is probably the best category. In non-anginal pain, the
pain does not have the characteristics of angina, which our patient's
pain does have. The pain's substernal location fits the definition
of angina, although it does not radiate and is described as an
ache, rather than as squeezing, pressure, or heavy. Non-anginal
pain is usually not related to exertion.
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