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Pericarditis
Is swelling and irritation of the pericardium, the thin sac-like membrane surrounding your heart.
Symptoms:
- Sharp, piercing chest pain over the center or left side of the chest
- Shortness of breath when reclining
- Heart palpitations
- Low-grade fever
- An overall sense of weakness, fatigue or feeling sick
- Cough
- Abdominal or leg swelling
Preliminary plan:
- Cardiologist appointment
- General practitioner appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Fibrinogen
- Sialic acid
- Seromucoid
- Bilirubin
- Lactate dehydrogenase
- CK-creatine kinase
- Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
- Urea (BUN)
- Alanine transaminase (ALT)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
- Total protein
- Albumen
- ECG
- Echocardiography
- Phonocardiography
- C-reactive protein blood test
- Chest X-ray (heart)
Doctors
Cardiologist
Candidate of Medical Science, the highest qualification category, specialisation «Cardiology»
