Chest Pain Echocardiogram Pericarditis 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 9, 2024
Written by Willy Frick A 67 year old man with a history of hypertension presented with three days of chest pain radiating to his back. This ECG together with these symptoms is certainly concerning for OMI, but the ECG is not fully diagnostic, and another consideration could be acute pericarditis. What do you think?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his late 40s with several ACS risk factors presented with a chief complaint of chest pain. Several hours prior to presentation, while driving his truck, he started experiencing new central chest pain, without radiation, aggravating/alleviating factors, or other associated symptoms.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 15, 2024
They had difficulty describing their symptoms, but complained of severe weakness, nausea, vomiting, headache, and chest pain. They described the chest pain as severe, crushing, and non-radiating. Altogether, this strongly suggests inferolateral OMI, particularly in a patient with acute chest pain.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 17, 2018
A middle-aged patient with lung cancer had presented to clinic complaining of generalized malaise, cough, and chest pain. Symptoms other than chest pain (malaise, cough in a cancer patient) 2. PR depression, which suggests pericarditis 4. Here is that ECG: What do you think? There is sinus tachycardia.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Upon questioning patient, he denies having any chest pain or chest tightness of any sort. Assessment:" " Nonspecific ST elevation from V1-V4 , question of early repolarization versus pericarditis , question of acute current of injury and ? Pericarditis would be even more unlikely in someone without chest pain.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 17, 2024
Written by Bobby Nicholson, MD 67 year old male with history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to the Emergency Department via ambulance with midsternal nonradiating chest pain and dyspnea on exertion. Pain improved to 1/10 after EMS administers 324 mg aspirin and the following EKG is obtained at triage.
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
APRIL 25, 2024
There are other tests also for tuberculous pericarditis, but they not as sure as growing the bacterium in culture. Inflammation of pericardium as inflammation elsewhere can be painful and cause chest pain. But pericardial effusion can build up slowly without much pain.
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