This content is machine translated Non-anginal chest pain: Could it be a heart attack? From Triage to Secondary Prevention—A Recent Update In cases of chest pain caused by coronary insufficiency, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) should be considered. There is an increased risk in men aged ≥55 and women aged ≥65, as...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dyspnea – pulmonary embolism The most common symptoms include acute dyspnea, chest pain, syncope or presyncope and hemoptysis. The spectrum of clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic patients to hemodynamic instability and shock. The clinical...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Cardiac symptoms Clarification thorax pain Patients with chest pain require emergency evaluation for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Diagnostic cornerstones of ACS are clinical presentation, 12-lead ECG, and cardiac troponins. The 0/1 h algorithms recommended as…
