A client is admitted to the coronary care unit with a tentative diagnosis of myocardial infarction. how does the nurse expect the client to describe the pain?

The correct answer is: pain is crushing, prolonged (more then few minutes) and severe.

A myocardial infarction also known as heart attack is a condition that occurs due to blockage of one or more of the coronary arteries. As a consequence, blood flow to the heart is interrupted. The most common symptoms of the heart attack are strong chest pain and pressure, shortness of breath, sweating, nausea ...