A 58-year-old with suspected pericarditis has pleuritic chest pain, diffuse ST elevation with PR depression, and normal troponin. First-line therapy?...

Question

A 58-year-old with suspected pericarditis has pleuritic chest pain, diffuse ST elevation with PR depression, and normal troponin. First-line therapy?

Accepted Answer

High-dose NSAID plus colchicine

Answer

Immediate thrombolysis

Answer

IV steroids first-line

Answer

Warfarin anticoagulation

Answer

No anti-inflammatories needed

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Acute Pericarditis