Your client, Mr. Lukee, age 72, reports that over the past month, he has been ha

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Your client, Mr. Lukee, age 72, reports that over the past month, he has been having “tightness” in his chest whenever he walks up to the top floor (2 flights), but that the feeling stops as soon he stops. From this information, you can conclude: (Select ALL that apply)

A. The symptoms are consistent with classic angina pectoris

B. The symptoms are likely due to transient myocardial ischemia

     

C. These events are likely causing irreversible damage and myocardial necrosis

D. Nitroglycerine may alleviate his symptoms

E. The pain is indicative of unstable angina and complicated atheromas/plaques

F. He likely has 100% occlusion of at least one of his coronary arteries

A. The symptoms are consistent with classic angina pectoris

B. The symptoms are likely due to transient myocardial ischemia

     

C. These events are likely causing irreversible damage and myocardial necrosis

D. Nitroglycerine may alleviate his symptoms

E. The pain is indicative of unstable angina and complicated atheromas/plaques

F. He likely has 100% occlusion of at least one of his coronary arteries

Explanation / Answer

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A...the symptoms are consistent with classic angina pectoris

D.. nitroglycerin may alleviate the symptoms

Angina pectoris.is.an islamic heart disease characterised by occlusion of coronary arteries but this is not 100 perecnt.Any stressful work even walking up stairs can cause symptoms of chest tight ness and severe excruciating pain.

Nitroglycerin sublingual tablets are used to treat the acute episode of angina pectoris

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