A 44-year-old with suspected pericarditis has pleuritic chest pain, diffuse ST elevation with PR depression. Afebrile, normal creatinine. First-line t...

Question

A 44-year-old with suspected pericarditis has pleuritic chest pain, diffuse ST elevation with PR depression. Afebrile, normal creatinine. First-line therapy?

Accepted Answer

High-dose aspirin or NSAID plus colchicine

Answer

Immediate thrombolysis

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Beta blocker and nitrates

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Anticoagulation

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Steroids first-line

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Acute Pericarditis

A 44-year-old with suspected pericarditis has pleuritic chest pain, diffuse ST elevation with PR depression. Afebrile, normal creatinine. First-line therapy?