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=Pericardial Disease=

=Pericardial Disease=

* [[Pericarditis]] improved when leaning forward, can show calcifications on CXR, pleuritic chest pain, possible history of MI

==[[Pericarditis]]==

* [[Cardiac Tamponade]] (Beck's triad), get TTE to look for pericardial effusion, urgent pericardiocentesis if present.

*H&P: Possible history of recent MI, improved when leaning forward, can have pleuritic chest pain, cardiac rub

*Dx: Can show calcifications on CXR

*Tx: '''High-dose aspirin for post-MI acute pericarditis, otherwise NSAIDs and colchicine for normal pericarditis'''.

==[[Cardiac Tamponade]]==

*H&P: Beck's triad

*Dx: Get TTE to look for pericardial effusion

*Tx: Urgent pericardiocentesis if present

=Valvular Heart Disease=

=Valvular Heart Disease=