Thought this was a great little post regarding Coagulation studies in chest pain patients. Not sure how often its getting routinely obtained on our CP patients @ UofL but at Norton they get it on almost every chest pain patient that rolls through the door.
We’ve reduced the amount of coag studies we’re getting on our routine trauma patients, probably about time we make sure we’re doing the same in our low-risk chest pain patients.

What Emergency Physicians Can Do to Reduce Unnecessary Coagulation Testing in Patients with Chest Pain