© 2004 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine, & Faculty of Accident & Emergency Medicine
CASE REPORT
Troponin testing: beware pulmonary embolus
Bedford Hospital, Bedford, UK
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Dr S Conroy
Bedford Hospital, Kempston Road, Bedford MK42 9DJ, UK; spcon{at}doctors.org.uk
Serum troponin estimation is widely used in the diagnosis and management of coronary syndromes, but it is possible to be misled by a positive result unless it is put carefully into clinical context. The serum troponin can be positive in pulmonary embolus and carries prognostic significance. A case report is presented and a review of the relevant literature.
Keywords: pulmonary embolus; diagnosis; troponin
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