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Question 3 (1 point) ✓ Saved The nurse is admitting a patient who has a suspected myocardial infarction (MI) and has a history of chronic stable angina. Which of the following findings will help the nurse distinguish chronic stable angina pain from an MI? (Select all that apply) The pain of an Ml resolves in less than 15 minutes Chronic stable angina can be relieved with rest C An episode of chronic stable angina pain may last longer than 30 minutes ✓ A precipitating event, such as walking up a flight of stairs, typically precedes chest pain from chronic stable angina Chronic stable angina is relieved by sublingual nitro

Answer 1

There is often a confusion between the pain of Myocardial infraction and chronic stable angina pain.here I have mentioned some points which may differentiate them.

Myocardial infractions- it is a severe case ,where blood flow into heart gets completely blocked. The pain is severe and sudden,which lasts for more than 15 minutes. This may result in damage to the heart. The symptom can't be relieved by rest or nitro.

Stable angina- The pain occurs due to certain physical activities or emotional stress. The blood flow to heart gets blocked partially. The pain may be relieved by simply taking rest or by nitro withing 15 minutes. No damage to the heart has been seen due to stable angina pain. If the pain persists even after taking rest for sometime ,then this may be the indication of Myocardial infraction.

These points may be helpful for selecting the above given options.