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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

At 0800 the cardiology fellow is called to the bedside by the nurse as the patient again complains about 4/10 chest pain. The full thickness infarction with LV aneurysm morphology places him at a higher risk for short and long term complications (e.g., Thats really all pericarditis is good for. ng/mL (mildly elevated).