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Ask about the pain: specifically any exacerbating or relieving factors b

Why?

  • Pain brought on by exertion, or relieved by nitrates or rest make significant coronary artery disease more likely b

 

Expiry date: June 2003
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   S   Straus
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , CM   Ball , N   Shenker , RS   Phillips