ECG Cases 27 Pericarditis – Diagnosis of Exclusion

Jesse McLaren guides us through 9 cases and explains how pericarditis is a diagnosis of exclusion through 3 simple steps: 1. Exclude more serious causes of chest pain, eg wraparound LAD occlusion, inferior OMI 2. Exclude complications of pericarditis, eg myocarditis, large pericardial effusion
3. Exclude normal variant ST elevation presenting with benign chest pain on this month's ECG Cases blog...

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Jesse McLaren guides us through 9 cases and explains how pericarditis is a diagnosis of exclusion through 3 simple steps: 1. Exclude more serious causes of chest pain, eg wraparound LAD occlusion, inferior OMI 2. Exclude complications of pericarditis, eg myocarditis, large pericardial effusion
3. Exclude normal variant ST elevation presenting with benign chest pain on this month's ECG Cases blog...

The post ECG Cases 27 Pericarditis – Diagnosis of Exclusion appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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