It always fascinates me how we are wired to see the different meaning of an event. A recurring theme in my column relates to how the EP can be the central player in complex situations where multiple specialists may assume the roles of the blind men trying to examine an elephant and describe it based on an individual piece of anatomy. With ACS, EPs can often see a picture beyond a heart and a fetus.
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ACEP News: Vol 31 – No 11 – November 2012There’s an old Hindu teaching: within a crowd watching the procession of a living saint, there stood a young monk and a pickpocket. As the saint passed, the monk saw a link to enlightenment, happiness and contentment, the pickpocket only saw the saint’s pocket.
This month’s article on “ACS in the Pregnant Patient” focuses on bridging essential clinical care between obstetrics and cardiology. We hope this will aid the EP in acute care management and stimulate leadership in assuring that hospital protocols address this issue, allowing efficient, high quality care when these patients hit the ED.
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