Health Management for Older Adults III - Early Evaluation of Patients with Chest Pain -- Conclusion

< i > Early Evaluation of Patients with Chest Pain -- Conclusion

I guess the reason for discussing this subject is to make a plea to those who see patients with chest pain to spend a little more time assessing the simple things that may segregate pain due to cardiac ischemia from non-cardiac pain.

I see a large number of patients admitted to my In-Patient Cardiology Service who deserve admission to the hospital in order to sort out the etiology of their chest pain, but I also see a significant number who really should not have been admitted.