Death of CK-MB?

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Hey guys here is a relevant (albeit 7 years old) article supporting my abandonment of the CK-MB. I had heard Mattu talk about this on some podcasts but this article (along with some newer ones) is the evidence to support that practice. At Jewish I do not obtain a CKMB though when I want a total CK I now have to remember up front. On the POC machines at Jewish the Trop alone seems to error far less than when CKs are running with it. Still watch out for the Trop false positives.

Also I would plug Dr Mattu’s new ECG site. Now he charges a small fee (can pay weekly or monthly but I did the $27/year). Still video based (I prefer to just read a blog with pics) but top notch quality. There is a weekly case and a monthly lit review. The above article is in his Feb review. Might make a one month subscription part of the ECG month. ECGs of course are learned over years and decades, not in a month long elective.

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