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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The choices are: A, B, C and F.

From the above Symptoms we can conclude that the Symptom are consistent with classic angina pectoris (Stable angina), Symptoms are likely due to transient myocardial ischemia, it can be due to irreversible damage and myocardial necrosis (infarction) or he likely has 100% occlusion of at least one of his coronary arteries.

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