A 62-year-old with chest pain has nonischemic ECG and low HEART score; hs-cTn at 0 and 2 hours are below the 99th percentile and unchanged. Dispositio...

Question

A 62-year-old with chest pain has nonischemic ECG and low HEART score; hs-cTn at 0 and 2 hours are below the 99th percentile and unchanged. Disposition per guideline-driven pathways?

Accepted Answer

Early discharge with outpatient follow-up is reasonable

Answer

Admit all chest pain patients regardless

Answer

Proceed to invasive angiography

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CT pulmonary angiography to rule out PE

Answer

Admit for serial conventional troponins over 12 hours

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Acute Chest Pain Risk Stratification

A 62-year-old with chest pain has nonischemic ECG and low HEART score; hs-cTn at 0 and 2 hours are below the 99th percentile and unchanged. Disposition per guideline-driven pathways?