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Pericardial disease
Pericarditis
- Path: Viral, uremia
Pt: Chest pain, pluritis, positional pain/relief
Dx: Best is an MRI
Tx: NSAIDS, Colchasine, Steroids- Best choice = NSAIDS + Cholchacine
Side effects:- NSAIDS = CKD, PUD, decrease pH
- Colchasines = dose limited
- Steroids – not the solution unless absolutely necessary
F/u: recurrence increased with steroids- ** Uremic pericarditis can be solved using HD
