A multidisciplinary group offers guidance on appropriate imaging for four common emergency department scenarios.
Sponsoring Organizations: American College of Radiology, American College of Cardiology, American College of Emergency Physicians, and othersTarget Audience: Emergency clinicians
Background: Given the broad differential diagnosis of chest pain, emergency clinicians often obtain testing, including imaging. A multidisciplinary group of emergency physicians, radiologists, cardiologists, and others has developed appropriateness criteria for the use of imaging to help inform both clinicians and patients.
Key Points:
Adult emergency department (ED) patients with potential chest pain syndromes should generally undergo a history and physical examination, immediate electrocardiogram (ECG), and — when appropriate — cardiac/pulmonary biomarker testing.…
Reviewing Author
DisclosuresLeadership Positions in Professional SocietiesSociety for Academic Emergency Medicine (Board Member); American College of Healthcare Executives – Massachusetts (Board Member)
DisclosuresLeadership Positions in Professional SocietiesSociety for Academic Emergency Medicine (Board Member); American College of Healthcare Executives – Massachusetts (Board Member)