Tag: HEART Score

Is it Time to Start Using the HEART Pathway in the Emergency Department?

by Salim Rezaie posted April 30, 2015 No Comments

There are approximately 8 to 10 million patients complaining of chest pain coming to Emergency Departments (EDs) in the United States annually. In the US, we use a very liberal testing strategy in order to avoid acute coronary syndrome (ACS) ...

Cardiovascular

REBEL Cast Episode 6: Oseltamivir in the Treatment of Influenza & Use of the HEART Score in Low Risk Chest Pain

by Salim Rezaie posted March 9, 2015 No Comments

Welcome to the March 2015 REBEL Cast, where Swami, Matt, and I are going to tackle a couple of topics that come up frequently in clinical practice in the emergency department. Today we are going to specifically tackle: Topic #1: Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) in ...

CardiovascularInfectious Disease