Audio Qbank – Q6 – A 23M with pericarditis

 

A 23-year-old man comes to the GP after a night of heavy partying. He stands in the doorway bent over at the waist. He says this posture ameliorates his chest pain. He is febrile at 102.1F. What is most likely to be seen on ECG in this patient?

Electrical alternans
Peaked T-waves
 
 
 
T-wave inversion

 

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