Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

1. Describe the differences between Troponin-T and hsTnT including the benefits and pitfalls of the test.
2. Discuss the differences between Myocardial Infarction and Injury in the context of hsTnT. 
3. Provide guidance on its interpretation in different patient groups (ED patients, Inpatients and patients with chronic disease).

Ryan Quarles, MD
Academic Hospitalist
Baystate Medical Center

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.       

None of the other members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.