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Acute pericarditis is diagnosed by?
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--pleuritic chest pain
--friction rub --diffuse concordant st-segment elevation on ECG often with depression of PR segment |
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widening of the mediastinum on CXR
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acute aortic dissection
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pain radiating to shoulder or arms
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MI
What causes pain to radiate to the top of the shoulder |
pericarditis
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preferred treatment for STEMI
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PCI
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difficult to localize, but classically substernal CP related to exercise and relief with rest or NG.
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ischemic heart disease
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Pain worse when the patient is supine
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pericarditis
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First intervention in right sided MI
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NS infusion
Normal presentation of right sided MI? |
Hypotension, clear lung fields, elevated CVP and right sided EKG ST elevations
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Treatment algorithm for right sided MI
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-- 1 L NS
-- Dobutamine -- |
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Pain that radiates to the back, neck, jaw or arms
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Could be GERD
Time scale? |
Minutes to hours and resolves spontaneously
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What is a common cause of 3rd degree AV block?
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Lyme disease
Which AV block typically progresses to complete block? |
2nd degree Mobitz type II AV Block
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