Dr. Sanjay Gupta
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Pericarditis refers to inflammation of the pericardium The pericardium is a sac within which the heart sits. Acute inflammation of this sac is known as acute pericarditis. About 5% of patients who present to A+E with chest pain which is not deemed to be a heart attack or angina are ultimately diagnosed with pericarditis.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
APRIL 5, 2024
Primary prevention is the management of the risk factors, e.g. high blood pressure, early in life to prevent complications of the condition, i.e. coronary artery disease. Blood Pressure Control High blood pressure is the risk factor associated with the greatest number of deaths worldwide. N Engl J Med.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 19, 2024
Another blood pressure was checked. He was severely hypotensive, with a systolic pressure in the 50s. 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.
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
APRIL 25, 2024
An unfilled heart is not able to pump out blood well and the blood pressure falls. There are other tests also for tuberculous pericarditis, but they not as sure as growing the bacterium in culture. In addition to cancer and tuberculosis, any other cause of pericarditis can also cause pericardial effusion.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Her systolic blood pressure at the dentist was over 200 mm Hg. She was given nitroglycerin which improved her blood pressure, and she completed the procedure. The neighbor recorded a systolic blood pressure again above 200 mm Hg and advised her to come to the ED to address her symptoms. Her arm pain abated.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 23, 2023
This may be in the strength of the pulse ( or the blood pressure recorded ) — or it may be in one or more waveforms in the ECG recording. The term "alternans" itself — merely indicates that there is a phasic fluctuation in some cardiac signal fro m one beat to the next within the cardiac cycle.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 12, 2020
The cardiac monitor showed sinus rhythm but the automatic blood pressure cuff was not reading. We arrived in the resuscitation bay and recorded a heart rate of 115 bpm and blood pressure of 50/30 mm Hg. Why would she have such varying blood pressure? Much more classic findings of pericarditis.
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