Chest pain
Clinical teaching and practical ideas for your next study session.
Medical Education
Stable Chest Pain: Why CAD Risk-Factor Counts Aren’t a Diagnostic Score
A risk-factor list and a pain description answer different questions. Learn how to separate long-term cardiovascular prevention from estimating whether stable chest symptoms reflect obstructive coronary disease.
Case Discussion
Chest Pain in a Diabetic Smoker: Recognizing High-Risk ACS and Its Dangerous Mimics
A board-ready family medicine case discussion on ST depression, troponin interpretation, HEART score limitations, urgent treatment, and safe transfer.