Troponin Toolbox home

Bayes interpreter

Enter what you know; anything left as NA or blank is ignored.

ng/L
ng/L

Assay used

Time between draws

ng/L
mg/dL

Y: yes, present. N: no, absent. NA: not assessed.

Is/was on chemotherapy
Is/was on immunotherapy
Hypertension
Diabetes
Hyperlipidemia
Obesity
Tobacco smoking
Stroke or TIA
Peripheral artery disease
Prior CAD
Family history of CAD
Prior MI
Prior CABG
Abnormal prior stress test

years

Sex

Y: yes, present. N: no, absent. NA: not assessed.

Improves with nitroglycerin
Typical chest pain
Worse on exertion
Recent episode of similar pain
Similar to prior ischemia
Abrupt onset
Change in pain character over prior 24 hrs
Radiation to L arm
Radiation to R arm
Typical radiation
Radiation to neck or jaw
Burning pain
Pleuritic pain

Associated symptoms

Associated dyspnea
Associated nausea/vomiting
Associated palpitations
Associated syncope

Many conditions besides ACS can raise troponin. Review them before attributing an elevation to MI.

Review etiologies of ↑Tn

Y: yes, present. N: no, absent. NA: not assessed.

ST depression
T wave inversion
Ischemic change
ST elevation

From the ECG page: not reviewed yet

Review the ECG patterns

Y: yes, present. N: no, absent. NA: not assessed.

Systolic BP below 100 mmHg
Respiratory rate above 20/min
Heart rate above 120 bpm

Y: yes, present. N: no, absent. NA: not assessed.

Lung rales
Pain on palpation
Diaphoresis

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