A client is admitted to the hospital after being found in a car on the side of a bridge with complaints of having a heart attack. Following extensive tests, it was found the client did not have a heart attack. The client most likely was having:

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The symptoms described (complaints of a heart attack, no actual heart attack found on testing) suggest a panic attack, which can often present with physical symptoms similar to a heart attack. The other options (suicidal feelings, PTSD, transitory cardiac symptoms) do not fit the clinical picture as well.

A Client Is Admitted to the Hospital After Being Found