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Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department

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Does that normal troponin and ECG obviate the need for cardiology consultation for my patient with a concerning story for acute coronary syndrome? 4 However, emergency physicians rely on gestalt to predict outcomes well. The “bundling” heuristic—if I send a troponin, then an ECG is needed.