Question 495 · LEK · Pericarditis
A 64-year-old male presented at the Emergency Department due to a stabbing chest pain, accompanied by fever up to 38 degrees Celsius and a dry cough. The ECG revealed generalised ST-segment elevation with simultaneous PQ-segment depression. Indicate the first-line treatment:
- A. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and colchicine;.
- B. NSAIDs and ticagrelor;.
- C. NSAIDs and allopurinol;.
- D. ibuprofen and budesonide;.
- E. paracetamol (acetaminophen) and colchicine.
Hint
Widespread ST elevation with PR depression after a viral-type illness points to a pericardial disease; recall the standard two-drug regimen.
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