Chest Pain: Diagnostic Strategies To Save Lives, Time, And Money In The ED
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Upon completing this article, you should be able to: 1. compare and contrast different causes of chest pain, including the benign and the potentially lethal; 2. discuss factors in the patient history and physical examination that may suggest acute coronary syndromes, pulmonary embolism, or aortic dissection; 3. describe the rationale for different diagnostic studies in the work-up of a patient with chest pain; and 4. discuss cost-effective modalities used in chest pain patients, such as chest pain observation units.
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