Patients commonly describe heart attack pain as which of the following characteristic?

Patients commonly describe heart attack pain as which of the following characteristic?
A . Like “pins and needles”
B . Crushing or squeezing
C . Intermittent (comes and goes)
D . Less severe than indigestion

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Answer: B

Explanation:

Myocardial pain is often difficult to determine because it can take on many different characters; however, patients most commonly (over 40% of the time) describe the pain of a myocardial infarction as a crushing, squeezing, pressure that radiates outward to the arms and upper back.