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Watch what happens when "pericarditis" and morphine cloud your judgment

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

As an exercise, lets calculate the equation for differentiating the ST elevation between benign early repolarization and LAD occlusion. Remember, pericarditis is the thing you say and write down when youre actively trying to miss an OMI. Thats really all pericarditis is good for. LAD occlusion. Great case. This is insanity.

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A teenager with chest pain, a troponin below the limit of detection, and "benign early repolarization"

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A male in his teens presented with complaints of chest discomfort and dyspnea beginning while exercising but without obvious injury. He immediately stopped exercising and symptoms started to improve. Pericarditis? No further cath details available.