Acute Medical Presentations — Flashcards

What is the mangement of cardiac tamponade secondary to pericarditis? _____

Hint: 3

Dressler's syndrome is _____

Pericarditis chest pain is often relieved by _____

What is the management of acute pericarditis? _____

Hint: 2

Quick ECG diagnosis: _____

_____ is pericarditis that occurs at least 2 weeks after a myocardial infarction

A _____ on auscultation is diagnostic of pericarditis

Myocarditis is a significant differential for acute chest pain because it can cause _____ even in young, healthy individuals

If a patient is haemodynamically unstable from atrial fibrillation, they should be treated with _____

Hint: specific

A patient with pericarditis and ↑ troponin may indicate _____