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A Patient Reports That He Has Been Having "Indigestion" for the Last

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A patient reports that he has been having "indigestion" for the last few hours.Upon further review the nurse suspects the patient is having of chest pain.Cardiac biomarkers and a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) are done.What finding is most significant in diagnosing an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) within the first 3 hours?


A) Inverted T waves
B) Elevated troponin I
C) Elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)
D) Indigestion and chest pain

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