Modern Chest Pain Emergency Room Opens At Shands
The Chest Pain Emergency Room that opened at Shands on Wednesday will be using a novel and effective method for testing patients coming with chest pain.
Earlier a patient coming with chest pain would be tested for immediate health risks and those with lower risks would be prescribed an outpatient stress test whereupon it was the patient's discretion to return for more tests.
Now a patient coming to the emergency complaining of chest pain, would undergo an EKG test, whereupon if the risks of a heart attack are less, a physician would evaluate his condition with the help of CT scans or other stress tests and advice him suitably.
The main aim of the Chest Pain Emergency Room is to cut down on unnecessary hospital admissions and costs and diagnose each case more accurately.