This week we discuss the diagnosis and management of pericarditis with a focus on not missing the hidden STEMI.

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ECG Case of the Week (Amal Mattu): Acute STEMI vs. Pericarditis Part 1 + Part 2

REBEL EM: Colchicine for Treatment of Pericarditis

SOCMOB: Pericarditis: Treatment and Diagnosis Pocket Card

FOAMcast: Episode 54 – The Pericardium

Core EM: Pericarditis

Pericarditis PV Card (Chris Bond (socmob.org)

References

Brady W et al. Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation: the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction by morphologic analysis of the ST segment. Acad Emerg Med 2001;8:961–7. PMID: 11581081

Bischof JE et al. ST depression in lead aVL differentiates inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction from pericarditis. Am J Emerg Med 2015 PMID: 26542793