Given Helen’s medical history, as well as her shortness of breath and feeling of dizziness, you believe she may be suffering from a myocardial infarction. The signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction may present differently in women. Which term applies to the signs and symptoms that may be present in a myocardial infarction that are not considered to be the typical presentation of chest pain?

Question

Levine’s sign
Angina equivalents
Intermittent leg claudication
Cushing’s triad

Answer 1

The term that applies to the signs and symptoms that may be present in a myocardial infarction that are not considered to be the typical presentation of chest pain is angina equivalents. These can include symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness, and other non-classical signs, which are particularly noted in women.