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Pericarditis

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 19:00 -- Dawn

This 20-year-old man was feeling "sick", with a fever and malaise.  He also complained of chest pain, which was partly relieved by sitting forward.  He had a recent history of IV drug use.  This ECG shows the tell tale signs of pericarditis:  widespread ST elevation without the other signs of M.I. like pathologic Q waves or T wave inversion.  The ST segments are similar in height and shape throughout the ECG, and he has a subtle depression of his PR segments, which is another sign of pericarditis.

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