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Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department

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Our nurse did not study Paul Ekman’s Facial Action Coding System for Action Units to code “fear” in the patient’s face. Does that normal troponin and ECG obviate the need for cardiology consultation for my patient with a concerning story for acute coronary syndrome?