In an acute palliative care setting, intensive and comprehensive opioid management was effective for pain control without increasing doses among patients with advanced cancer. Individualized ...

15 Electrocardiogram (class I recommendation, level of evidence C): 6 occasionally we find electrocardiographic changes such as concave upwards ST elevation (Figure 1), and one should differentiate ...

Acute pericarditis begins suddenly and can be ... That included an EKG or electrocardiogram, which records the electrical activity of the heart. She has learned to manage her condition with ...

History, electrocardiogram, and cardiac biomarkers are the ... diagnosis for chest pain is broad and includes acute coronary syndrome (ACS), acute aortic syndromes, pericarditis, myocarditis, ...

Electrocardiogram shows sinus rhythm with heart rate ... including a wide range of pericardial diseases such as acute pericarditis, pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, chronic and constrictive ...

Acute pericarditis is inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart that develops suddenly and causes sharp chest pain. The cause is usually a viral or bacterial infection. The condition is ...

Other heart diseases: Constrictive pericarditis can coexist with heart failure symptoms or make them worse. And people who have multiple cases of acute pericarditis can be at risk for chronic ...

In Europe, an Italian study estimates the incidence of acute pericarditis at 27.7 cases per 100,000 people ... signs were cardiomegaly in 82.8% and pleural effusion in 37.5%. On electrocardiogram (ECG ...

In Europe, an Italian study estimates the incidence of acute pericarditis at 27.7 cases per 100,000 people ... signs were cardiomegaly in 82.8% and pleural effusion in 37.5%. On electrocardiogram (ECG ...

Chest pain may indicate a heart attack in women and men but have other possible causes, including heart inflammation, a lung infection or blood clot, heartburn, rib fracture, or a painful condition ...

Pericarditis can be acute, meaning it happens suddenly or chronic — it can develop over time and may take longer to treat. Both types can disrupt the heart’s normal function, said the American ...