USMLE Forum - Largest USMLE Community

Full Version: left sided chest pain - hopkinsk
You're currently viewing a stripped down version of our content. View the full version with proper formatting.
A 65 yr old adult came with left sided chest pain of 12 hrs duration.ECG revealed signs for acute myocardial infarction and troponin level was also determined.The Troponin level determination in this patient helps to:

a) diagnose MI
b) assess severity of infarction
c) find out underlying cause
d) grade response to thrombolytics
e) decide on initiation of Aspirin
a.
answer is a.