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===Elevated Troponin===
===Elevated Troponin===
====True Positive===
====[[ACS|True Positive]]====
*[[STEMI]]
*Occlusive myocardial infarction
*[[NSTEMI]]
**[[STEMI]]
**[[NSTEMI]]


====False (Non-CAD) Positives====
====False (Non-CAD) Positives====
*[[Pericarditis]]
*[[Pericarditis]]
*[[Myocarditis]]
*[[PE]]
*[[PE]]
*[[CHF]]
*[[CHF]]
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*[[Acute Renal Failure|Renal failure]]
*[[Acute Renal Failure|Renal failure]]
**Assume true positive until proven otherwise
**Assume true positive until proven otherwise
*[[ESRD]]
**86% elevated predialysis in troponin-T
**6% elevated predialysis in troponin-I
***no difference in post-MI troponin-I clearance rate in ESRD vs. normal GFR
*[[Cardioversion]]
*[[Cardioversion]]
*Cardiotoxic medications
*Cardiotoxic medications
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*Rheumatoid Factor
*Rheumatoid Factor
*Heterophilic antibodies
*Heterophilic antibodies
*Apical ballooning syndrome
*Cardiac procedures (surgery, ablation, pacing, stenting)
*Extreme exertion

Latest revision as of 17:10, 6 May 2022

Elevated Troponin

True Positive

False (Non-CAD) Positives