The nurse is assessing a patient suspected to have myocardial infarction. Which of the following questions is a priority?

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The priority question should be "When did these symptoms start?" The nurse must be able to identify the onset of symptoms and this should be a priority during assessment. It is important to know the details when the symptoms had started since patient's presenting symptoms of MI will be considered for thrombolytic therapy provided that these symptoms had started no longer than six hours ago.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Patient Suspected to Have Myocardial