Calling the cardiologist unnecessarily from the ED for every little raised troponin is one of my pet peeves. In this episode, I discuss what troponins are and what are the conditions in which they shoot up. Don't just believe me. Do your own research too. You can go through some of the following literature - 1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20685679/ 2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15136402/ 3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554225/ 4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860726/ 5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15736582/ 6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12460876/ 7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9510880/ 8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22105197/ 9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26346942/