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Acute Pericarditis - EKG Changes

EKG Progression and Symptoms

#Acute #Pericarditis #Changes #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Clinical
Acute Pericarditis ... and Symptoms #Acute ... #Pericarditis # ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on ... Normalization Spodick's sign ... also be seen in acute ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Criteria Acute ... chest pain ... depression on ECG ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #criteria #cardiology
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
be seen on EKG ... in refractory cases ... #Acute #Pericarditis ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... History and Exam Acute ... life-threatening causes ... : • Acute myocardial ... : • EKG • Bedside
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Specific for critical ... week of becoming acute ... period without chest ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Clinical presentation ... : Pseudo-acute coronary ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... hypokinesia, associated pericarditis ... #Causes #cardiology
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Differentiate Acute ... pain from acute ... life-threatening causes ... #Signs #Presentation ... comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
blue marks on her chest ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... PhysicalExam #Video #Clinical ... #Cardiology
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... esophageal perforation. chest ... injury Blunt chest ... Rheumatic fever #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis