Common symptoms of an MI are
A) left-sided, crushing-type chest pain.
B) irregular heartbeat, dyspnea, and excessive sweating.
C) nausea, anxiety, and denial.
D) all of the above.

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An occlusion of a coronary artery resulting in ischemia and infarct (death) of the myocardium causes sudden, severe substernal or left-sided chest pain (see Figure 10-14). The pain may be crushing, causing a feeling of massive constriction of the chest, may be burning, or may be just a vague discomfort. This pain may radiate to the left or right arm, back, or jaw and is not relieved by rest or the administration of nitroglycerin. Irregular heartbeat, dyspnea, and diaphoresis often accompany the pain, and the patient usually exhibits denial and experiences severe anxiety, sometimes with the feeling of impending doom (see Figure 10-15). Some may experience nausea. MI is occasionally clinically silent, especially in diabetics. Angina pectoris, chest pain due to ischemia during or shortly after exertion, is the result of reduced oxygen supply to the myocardium.

Common Symptoms of an MI Are