Retrospective Validation of High-Sensitivity Troponin with 5 Clinical Decision Instruments
This post first appeared on REBEl EM [Link is here] Background: Chest pain is the second most common reason for presentation to the emergency department (ED) and accounts for nearly 6.5 million visits each year. [1] Management often requires the utilization of clinical gestalt, laboratory analysis, diagnostic imaging, and clinical prediction rules. Clinical decision instruments (CDIs) …