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July 11, 2010 HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL ADVISER Question: I had some sharp pains in my chest last week. I'm OK now, but it got me wondering how to tell if I'm

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CT Scans Can Spot Heart Trouble Fast - Drugs.com MedNews

drugs.com — “Most people who go to the emergency room with chest pain aren t having a heart attack, but it can take hours or days to make a definitive diagnosis. However, aView full resource at drugs.com

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Heart CT scans in ER saves hospitals money: study - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using a heart scan in the emergency room to rule out heart attacks and other problems in low-risk patients with chest pain can save hospitals billions of dollars, researchers said on Monday. Chest pain is the most common reason people visit the emergency room, yet 85 percent of the time, it is not related to a heart problem. The usual course of events when a patient with chest pain checks into the emergency room starts with an electrocardiogram, or EKG, a noView full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Heart CT scans in ER saves hospitals money: study | Reuters

reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using a heart scan in the emergency room to rule out heart attacks and other problems in low-risk patients with chest pain can save hospitals billions of dollars, researchers said onView full resource at reuters.com

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Doctors find clue in quest to predict heart attack - Times Union

timesunion.com — “Some San Diego emergency rooms will study an experimental blood test with chest-pain sufferers whose standard exams found no evidence of a heart attack, he said. Tests can spot that an artery is narrowing, or if a heart attack is under way or already has damaged the heart muscle. [...] it's not that uncommon for someone to suffer a heart attack shortly after passing a stress test or being told that their chest pain was nothing to worry about. Wednesday's study, funded by the National Institutes View full resource at timesunion.com

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2012 Benchmarks in Reducing Avoidable ER Visits: Pain Management Patients on Rise

hin.com — “With consensus widespread that much of emergency room use is avoidable and preventable, this white paper details how 134 healthcare organizations are working to staunch the flow and expense of avoidable emergency department use and point low-acuity patients in the direction of appropriate care.View full resource at hin.com

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Lack of dental coverage sends patients to ER for pain - USATODAY.com

yourlife.usatoday.com — “Government-managed health care programs, such as Medicaid, pay for emergency room visits, but there is limited dental coverage.View full resource at yourlife.usatoday.com

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www2.highlandstoday.com — “Gasping for air with the sensation of someone squeezing on your chest is a situation that the 22 million asthma sufferers nationwide may experience. There are more than 1.8 million people who visit emergency rooms each year with this chronic inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.View full resource at www2.highlandstoday.com

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epmonthly.com — “A nice 89 year old man was brought to the emergency department by ambulance complaining of chest pain. While I was talking to him, he mentioned that he andView full resource at epmonthly.com

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In the Chest Pain E.R., a new testing routine means fewer missed heart disease cases

medicalxpress.com — “(Medical Xpress) -- Doing things a little differently in the emergency room could mean fewer missed cases of heart disease, according to physicians at the University of Florida.View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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Window Pain; Thousands Of Kids Fall From Windows Annually

medicalnewstoday.com — “A surprising number of children visit emergency room facilities annually in the tune of approximately 5,000 after falling from windows. The reasons why are unclear, but a new study takes a look aView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Chest pain does not equal heart attack - chicagotribune.com

chicagotribune.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A high degree of pain does not make it any more likely that someone coming into the emergency room with chest pains is having a heart attack, researchers found in a study of more than 3,000 patients.View full resource at chicagotribune.com

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Chest pain severity not a heart attack indicator - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “Read 'Chest pain severity not a heart attack indicator' on Yahoo! News. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A high degree of pain does not make it any more likely that someone coming into the emergency room with chest pains is having a heart attack, researchers found in a study of more than 3,000 patients.View full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Chest pain severity not a heart attack indicator

health.yahoo.net — “A high degree of pain does not make it any more likely that someone coming into the emergency room with chest pains is having a heart attack, researchers found in a study of more than 3,000 patients.View full resource at health.yahoo.net

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Chest pain severity not a heart attack indicator

health.yahoo.net — “A high degree of pain does not make it any more likely that someone coming into the emergency room with chest pains is having a heart attack, researchers found in a study of more than 3,000 patients.View full resource at health.yahoo.net

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