A patient is scheduled for a cardiac exercise stress test to evaluate chest pain.While obtaining the patient history, the clinician notes that the patient has intermittent claudication when walking two blocks.On the basis of this finding, which of the following is indicated?

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The patient's peripheral vascular disease will cause calf pain during exercise.This pain probably will precede exercise-induced chest pain and cause the test to be terminated prematurely.
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A Patient Is Scheduled for a Cardiac Exercise Stress Test