Definition of Mutually Exclusive Events. Two or more events are said to be mutually exclusive if they cannot occur at the same time. In other words, events that have no outcomes in common are said to be mutually exclusive events or disjoint events. If two events A and B are mutually exclusive, then the probability of the occurrence of A or B is the sum of the their individual probabilities.
results can be phoned to the referrer or passed to out of hours with the appropriate history. Troponin fact sheet for Primary Care. Interpretation of Troponin values in Primary Care. Normal (hs Troponin T < 14ng/l) A result of <14ng/L more than 6 hours after symptoms rules out MI. Possible MI (hs Troponin T 14-30 ng/l) The laboratory will phone abnormal results to the referring doctor or their deputy as a matter. of urgency.
In addition to its use in the diagnosis of MI, an elevated troponin level can identify patients at high risk for adverse cardiac events. [23, 24] Specifically, data from a meta-analysis indicated that an elevated troponin level in patients without ST-segment elevation is associated with a nearly 4-fold increase in the cardiac mortality rate.