A Female Patient Presents to the Emergency Department with Complaint

Multiple Choice

A female patient presents to the emergency department with complaint of chest pain.Which findings would raise the nurse's suspicion that the chest pain is of cardiac origin? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.

A) The patient has 2+ edema in her ankles.
B) The patient has bilateral xanthomas.
C) The chest pain is described as a "burning" in the center of the chest that is worse when supine.
D) The patient has an S₃ heart sound.
E) The patient has a dull humming sound just below the xiphoid process.