Blog Pericarditis STEMI 
Ken Grauer, MD
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
The patient was discharged with a diagnosis of acute pericarditis — and treated with a full course of colchicine and ibuprofen. The ultimate discharge diagnosis was acute pericarditis. ( See ECG Blog #215 — for more on the Cabrera format. = From the information provided — I would not make the diagnosis of acute pericarditis.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
AUGUST 4, 2024
Overall, this looks like one of the rare ECGs that is actually specific for pericarditis in my opinion. QOH versions 1 and 2 both say Not OMI, with high confidence, without any clinical context, despite the abnormal STE meeting STEMI criteria. Pericarditis maybe." There was no prior ECG for comparison.
ECG Cases
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Jesse McLaren guides us through 9 cases and explains how pericarditis is a diagnosis of exclusion through 3 simple steps: 1. 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.
ECG Cases
MAY 10, 2023
In this ECG Cases blog we look at 10 cases of patients with chest pain, including false positive STEMI, false negative STEMI, and other causes to help hone your ECG interpretation skills in time-sensitive cases where those very ECG skills might save a life.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2019
mm has been described in normal subjects) Overall impression: In my opinion and experience, this ECG most likely represents a normal baseline ECG, but with a small chance of pericarditis instead. I texted this to Dr. Smith without any information, and this was his reply: "This could be pericarditis but probably is normal variant."
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 19, 2024
His EKG with worse pain now shows enough ST elevation to meet STEMI criteria. The undergraduate continues: This new EKG pattern is more suggestive of acute pericarditis. Usually with pericarditis, some degree of PR segment depression is expected. This is typical of pericarditis. This EKG seems to lack it.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
This is a value typical for a large subacute MI, n ormal value 48 hours after myocardial infarction is associated with Post-Infarction Regional Pericarditis ( PIRP ). As already mentioned, this patient could have post-infarction regional pericarditis from a large completed MI. Sinus tachycardia has many potential causes.
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