Difference between angina and myocardial infarction

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The nurse is teaching a client with coronary artery disease (CAD) about the difference between angina and myocardial infarction (MI). Which information does the nurse provide? "In angina, lactic acid production causes the pain experienced, while in MI, the pain is caused by cell death." "Angina is a warning sign that you are at risk for having an MI, but the causes for each are different." "Angina pain develops secondary to ischemia to cells, which is reversible, but in MI, cells are destroyed." "Angina develops when activity levels and oxygen demand is increased, while MI happens randomly."

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