During the interview,your patient states that his chest pain started before lunch,when he was painting his house,and it lasted about 15 minutes.According to the patient,the pain was relieved when he rested in a chair,but it reoccurred twice today along with tingling in his left arm while he was walking.You would report the duration of the patient's chest pain as

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The timing used to describe the chief complaint has three elements: onset,duration,and frequency.Duration indicates the amount of time in which the chief complaint is present.Continuous and intermittent are terms used to describe the duration of the complaint.When possible,the duration of the chief complaint should be stated in specific time increments such as minutes,hours,or days.Acute and severe are terms that depict the quantity of the chief complaint.Onset refers to the time at which the chief complaint begins and is usually described as gradual or sudden.

During the Interview,your Patient States That His Chest Pain Started