A client admitted for angina reports experiencing pain of long duration while at rest and also early in the morning. The nurse would recognize this pattern as
A) angina decubitus.
B) nocturnal angina.
C) unstable angina.
D) variant angina.

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Variant angina (Prinzmetal's angina) is chest discomfort that is similar to classic angina but is of longer duration and may occur while at rest. These attacks tend to happen in the early hours of the day. Angina decubitus occurs while the client is recumbent. Nocturnal angina is associated with REM sleep. Unstable angina is unpredictable and paroxysmal.

A Client Admitted for Angina Reports Experiencing Pain of Long