A young man enters ER with chest pain . . . 1 , 2 , 3 . . . and get him out of ER !

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A young man enters ER with chest pain . . . 1 , 2 , 3 . . . and get him out of ER !

September 30, 2012 by dr s venkatesan

For ruling out acute coronary syndrome in in men less than 40 years , here is 30 second protocol !

All you require is an ECG and some degree of common sense ! ( A flattish T wave is acceptable )

Please note cardiac enzymes are not required to R/O ACS in this group !

Vancouver chest pain rule is a glorified clinical sense !

http://emed.wustl.edu/images/journal_club/2006/September_2006/Vancouver_Chest_Pain_Rule.pdf

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2012.01399.x/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+disrupted+on+25+August+from+13%3A00-15%3A00+BST+%2808%3A00-10%3A00+EDT%29+for+essential+maintenance

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chest pain evaluation, triaging chestpain in emergency room, vancouver chest pain rule | 1 Comment

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on October 1, 2012 at 2:00 pm | Reply hfkarim

Thank you so much, this is very helpfull.

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