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What ekg is mainly used for. often by the time you get to er, chest pain is gone. could you get abnormal result after the chest pain is gone.

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Screening only: Ecg is a low tech screening tool. It can be abnormal with or without chest pain. The whole history and physical need to be taken into account. A risk score has been developed to risk stratify pts and includes several items and ECG is just one of them.

Answered 6/10/2014

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A member asked:

What ekg is mainly used for. often by the time you get to er, chest pain is gone. could you get abnormal result after the chest pain is gone.

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