pericarditis Flashcards
1
Q
features
A
chest pain - often releived sittingforwards cough SOB pericardial rub tachpnoea tachycardia
2
Q
causes
A
viral (coxsackie) TB uraemia trauma Dressler's hypothyroidism malignancy
3
Q
ECG change
A
saddle shaped ST elevation
4
Q
Mx
A
treat underllying cause
NSAIDs + colchicine
