Elevated levels of cardiac markers typically indicate heart muscle damage or stress, such as that caused by a heart attack.

No special preparation is required. Inform your healthcare provider about any medications or symptoms you are experiencing.

Results are usually available within a few hours. Rapid testing is critical for timely diagnosis and treatment.

While it is highly effective for diagnosing myocardial infarction and assessing heart damage, it may need to be combined with other tests for comprehensive evaluation.

Discuss abnormal results with your healthcare provider to determine the appropriate next steps for treatment or further evaluation.

Critical care, also known as intensive care, is specialized medical care for patients with life-threatening conditions that require comprehensive monitoring and treatment.

Conditions such as severe infections, respiratory failure, heart attack, stroke, major surgeries, traumatic injuries, and organ failure often necessitate critical care.

The critical care team includes intensivists, critical care nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other specialized healthcare providers.

ICU equipment includes ventilators, monitors, infusion pumps, dialysis machines, and other devices to support and monitor vital functions.

Patients in the ICU are continuously monitored using advanced technology to track vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen levels, and respiratory rate.

The duration of sinus surgery varies depending on the complexity of the procedure, but it generally lasts between 1 to 2 hours.