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Carditis
Is the inflammation of the heart or its surroundings.
Symptoms:
- Shortness of breath during exercise at first, then at night while lying down
- Abnormal heartbeat, which causes fainting in rare cases
- Light-headedness
- A sharp or stabbing chest pain or pressure, which may spread to your neck and shoulders
- Fatigue
- Signs of infection, such as
- Fever
- Muscle aches
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Diarrhea
- Painful joints
- Swollen joints, legs, or neck veins
- Small amounts of urine
Preliminary plan:
- Cardiologist appointment
- General practitioner appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Potassium Sodium Chlorine (K, Na, Cl) (blood)
- Total protein
- Albumen
- Fibrinogen
- Haptoglobin
- Sialic acid
- Seromucoid
- Alanine transaminase (ALT)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
- ECG
- Echocardiography
- Phonocardiography
- Rheumatoid factor blood test
- Chest X-ray (heart)
Doctors
Cardiologist
Candidate of Medical Science, the highest qualification category, specialisation «Cardiology»
