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    Med Surg 2 Proctored ExamQuestion 84
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    Med Surg 2 Proctored Exam
    A 29-year-old woman prevents to the ER with chest pain that started this evening. She has experienced episodes like this before which typical occur in the evening and resolve by the next morning. The client has a medical history of migraines and Raynaud's disease. Temp: 98 F BP: 119/72 mm/Hg HR: 99 bpm RR: 16 bpm SpO2: 96% RA An EKG is completed and indicates no evidence of myocardial infarction but supports the diagnosis of Prinzmetal angina. The nurse finds the client crying starting. "I'm so young, how can my heart arteries be clogged? I eat healthy and the doctor said my cholesterol was normal." What is the nurses best response?

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