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Hi NURSING.com, The answer is - Angina!  But that is not all there is to the story.  The patient's son started to say that he felt short of breath and he was having chest pain. All things that would be silent to any onlooker, but noisy warning signs to me, the nurse!  I asked him when he started feeling this chest pain and he said that he’s been struggling with it for some time.  Me: How long do these episodes last? Him: A couple of hours Me: What does the pain feel like? Him: It feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest. If I were to rate it, I’d say 10/10. Me: Have you noticed this happening after you do a certain task or do you take anything to make it feel better? Him: Well, I’m a smoker so I usually just chalk it up to smoker's lungs but the pain is typically worse after exertion like if I use the stairs.  I haven’t taken anything for it - it usually goes away after a second but this pain is something else. It feels like way more pressure than normal. Me: Do you feel pain anywhere else? Or just your chest? Him: No, my left arm hurts too.  As it turned out, we hurried and hooked him up to the EKG, and he was actually having an MI, a myocardial infarction while visiting his mom.  You can watch the whole story, just click below!    Angina Story What I wish I knew Happy Nursing! -  Abby  NURSING.com, 11918 Division Street #2114, PORTLAND, Oregon 97266, United States