The Veracity of Troponin Test Requests for Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Chest Pain; A Clinical Audit

The Veracity of Troponin Test Requests for Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Chest Pain; A Clinical Audit

Introduction: Troponin test is one of the methods for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome, but the overuse and misuse of this test has increased the costs imposed on the health system and the patients. Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the veracity of troponin test requests f...

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Main Authors: Anita Sabzghabaei, Majid Shojaee, Marzieh Amiri, Neda Akhoundzadeh, Saeed Safari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-10-01
Series:Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Chest pain
Clinical audit
Emergency department
Internship and Residency
Troponin
Online Access:http://ajem.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ajem/article/view/8

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