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A 56-year-old man has had fever and pleuritic chest pain for 1 day. He was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks ago because of an acute transmural anterior myocardial infarction. He has taken a beta blocking agent and aspirin since being discharged. A friction rub is heard over his precordium. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the current findings?




A) Adverse drug effect

B) Aortic dissection

C) Autoimmune reaction

D) Postviral inflammation


E) Recurrent ischemia


  #2

c for sure

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  #3

auto immune reaction after 3 wks

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  #4

dressler's

  #5

C Dressler's syndrome is a form of pericarditis that occurs in the setting of injury to the heart or the pericardium (the outer lining of the heart). It is believed to result from an autoimmune inflammatory reaction to myocardial neo-antigens.

  #6

c) Autoimmune

Dressler's syndrome is a form of pericarditis that occurs in the setting of injury to the heart or the pericardium (the outer lining of the heart).

Dressler's syndrome is also known as postmyocardial infarction syndrome and postcardiotomy pericarditis.

The syndrome consists of a persistent low-grade fever, chest pain (usually pleuritic in nature), a pericardial friction rub, and /or a pericardial effusion.The symptoms tend to occur after a few weeks or even months after infarction and tend to subside in a few days. Signs include elevated ESR.


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