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- On Monday morning, Juan, age 33, came into the NP's office with his wife complaining of chest pain. Juan has had chest pain in the past and has been worked up for cardiac disease including

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Rule for Immediate 12-lead EKG in the ED to Identify STEMI - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “Current guidelines recommend an immediate 12-lead ECG to identify STEMI among patients presenting to the ED with chest pain. Yet, one third of all patients with MI do not have chest pain. . . American Heart JournalView full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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30-Day Risk For Patients With Chest Pain Accurately Predicted By Non-Invasive Scans

medicalnewstoday.com — “Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) - a non-invasive way to look inside arteries that supply blood to the heart - can quickly and reliably determine which patients complaining of chest pain at an emergView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Cardiac CT is faster, more effective for evaluating patients with suspected heart attack

medicalxpress.com — “Cardiac computed tomography angiography scans (CT scans that look at the heart) can provide a virtually instant verdict on whether chest pain is from blockage of the coronary arteries. When used early to evaluate chest pain, the scans save patients and hospitals time and money by allowing doctors to ...View full resource at medicalxpress.com

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CCTA can safely and rapidly identify candidates for discharge from EDs

news-medical.net — “Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) -- a non-invasive way to look inside arteries that supply blood to the heart -- can quickly and reliably determine which patients complaining of chest pain at an emergency department can safely be sent home, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session.View full resource at news-medical.net

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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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CT Scans Can Spot Heart Trouble Fast - First Aid: Injury Prevention|Home Treatments - MSN Health & Fitness

health.msn.com — “Study shows chest-pain patients who are not having an attack could be discharged safely soonerView full resource at health.msn.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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Constantine Gatsonis: Better triage for chest pains | Brown University News and Events

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

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Men and women show different heart attack symptoms - Health News - NHS Choices

nhs.uk — ““Heart attack symptoms differ in women,” BBC News has today reported. The broadcaster says that women having a heart attack are less likely to experience chest pain, compared with men. A heart attack...View full resource at nhs.uk

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goerie.com — “Trevor takes his morning medicine with good grace, then holds out his hands and feet so Dr. Raven Jackson can check for scrapes and cuts.Like the other retirees at Chimp Haven south of Shreveport, Trevor is coping with arthritic aches and pains. Some of his social group have heart disease, as much a killer among great apes as humans. A couple have age-related vision problems. Then there's everyday wear and tear as chimps squabble.'Some of them know I'm the vet and I can fix things,' Jackson saidView full resource at goerie.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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