In this podcast with Dr. Eddy Lang and world expert troponin researcher Dr. Andrew McRae, we answer the not-so-simple questions…
EM Cases: Low Risk Chest Pain and High Sensitivity Troponin – A Paradigm Shift Read More »
An elevated troponin in the patient with severe renal disease can present significant challenges. What do you need to consider with an elevated troponin in this patient population? Is it ACS?
Positive Troponin in CKD/ESRD: Clinical Relevance / Pearls & Pitfalls Read More »
It’s a busy shift. Today no one seems to have a chief complaint.
Someone sends a troponin on a child. Good, bad, or ugly, how are you going to interpret the result?
And while we’re at it – what labs do I need to be careful with in children – sometimes the normal ranges of common labs can have our heads spinning!
Read on for bread-and-butter pediatric blood work and further, to answer the question – what’s up with troponin, lactate, d-dimer, and BNP in kids?
PEM Playbook – Big Labs, Little People: Troponin, BNP, D-Dimer, and Lactate Read More »
Young patient or old…every emergency physician has come across these questions: Should I send a troponin for supraventricular tachycardia, or not? If I do, what does it mean if it comes back elevated? What comes next?
The increased troponin used to be a straight ticket to the cardiology service. Now, the picture isn’t so clear. What do you need to consider in the patient with elevated troponin?
The Elevated Troponin: What else besides ACS could cause troponin elevation? Read More »
