How can differentiate the chest pain of acute pericarditis than acute myocardial infarction?

Its important to know what to expect when you have pericarditis, which is the swelling of the sac that surrounds the heart. You may experience chest pain, but with a MI you could feel like an elephant is sitting on your chest, may experience tingling in the arm, pain in back, etc. Do a little research on both MI and pericarditis, and don't be afraid of talking to your doctor

In pericarditis, the proper use of a stethescope will detect "rubs" which sound rather like a squeaky saddle. The rubs indicate a close-fitting pericardium. This doesn't happen with an MI.

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