A friend of mine was admitted in an ICU because he had chest pain. He's 65 years old and hypertensive, and has not been taking his medicines on a regular basis. He has had angina in the past as well, but this time it was worrisome enough for his son to insist that he see a doctor. They went to the nearby nursing home, but they refused to admit him, saying - " All our ICCU beds are full, so you need to go to a bigger corporate hospital" and they referred him to one.
The doctor on duty immediately admitted him in the ICU, hooked him up to lots of monitors, and ran lots of tests. In a few hours, the doctor came back and said, " The good news is that all your tests - the ECG, ECHO and cardiac enzymes are all normal. " We need to wait for the cardiologist to give his opinion. The specialist came in the evening and said - " This chest pain means you have what is called unstable angina, and we…
