A Patient You Are Seeing in the Emergency Department for Chest

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of having a myocardial infarct. During the health history interview of his family history, he relates that his father died of heart trouble. The most important follow-up question you should pose is which of the following?

• A)"Did your father have coronary bypass surgery?"
• B)"Did your father's father have heart trouble also?"
• C)"What were your father's usual dietary habits?"
• D)"What age was your father at the time of his death?"
• E)"Did your mother also have heart trouble?"

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