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>> 8.*Ethics.* Thou shalt not use testing as a defence against legal >> action, or as a placebo, or as a delaying tactic while nature takes its >> course, or to avoid confronting the limitations of curative medicine >> when care, support, or palliation is appropriate. > Thou shalt not use testing in lieu of a good patient examination, questionnaire and history, like ordering troponins, BNP, and a D-Dimer followed by an angioscan… Jean Levasseur MD Joliette, QC, Canada