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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... hypokinesia, associated pericarditis ... • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
and Diagnostic ... chest pain ... depression on ECG ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #criteria #cardiology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on ... EKG Stage 1 - Widespread ... seen in acute MI ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Pericarditis ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Lead aVR on EKG ... conditions: - Acute MI ... - Pericarditis ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
Pericarditis can ... be seen on EKG ... often follows a URI ... #Acute #Pericarditis ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... intolerance • Chest ... pain, pericarditis ... #Management #Cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
anterior wall MI ... period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pericardium: - Pericarditis ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Acute Pericarditis ... it difficult to differentiate ... pain, such as MI ... comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Pericarditis: PR ... diagnosis includes ... ACS vs pericarditis ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology