Have you ever heard this sort of conversation in your ED? Junior ED doc: Can I run my patient by you, please? Senior ED doc: Sure Junior: I have a 40
Is severe chest pain more likely to be a heart attack? Read More
Do you remember when it took three days to ‘rule in’ or ‘rule out’ an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)? When I was a medical student doing my first clinical attachments,
Cardiac Troponin: The basics from St. Emlyn’s Read More
Here we go with another Cardiology Case at St. Emlyn’s. If you haven’t already, check out the other cases in this series: Cardiology case 01 Cardiology case 02: ST depression, no
Cardiology Case 04: An unusual ECG Read More
This post is about a paper we published today in Heart – the result of more than 9 years of work – phew! Here’s a link to the paper (open
The MACS Rule: Immediate ‘rule in’ and ‘rule out’ for suspected cardiac chest pain Read More
Look carefully at the ECG is your don’t want to miss a STEMI
Cardiology Case 03: Are you missing the STEMI? St. Emlyn’s Read More
Most people I talk to who work in Emergency or Acute Medicine hate chest pain. Personally I think they’re crazy but I can see where they’re coming from. Chest pain
JC. ACS: Antiplatelets ACCOAST-ed? Read More
There has been much debate about the use of high sensitivity troponins in the ED over the last year, but the picture is getting clearer as we see more trials
JC: Cullen on high sensitivity Troponin. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Do patients with ST depression (NSTEM) need to go to the Cath Lab urgently?
Cardiology Case 02: ST depression, no rush? St.Emlyn’s Read More
