Pericarditus - What You Need to Know

The main pitfall is assuming peri carditis instead of m i, even when you see that diffuse s t elevation or s t depression. Chest pain is typically central, po ritic, sharp, worse on lying supine and better on sitting up and leaning forward. The j point in pericarditus is sharper compared to a more blurred j point in the m i. When it comes to treatment, for out patient treatment of the run of the mill, uncomplicated pericardittis should be given with no strenuous physical activity because exercise may triga recurrence of symptoms.