27th July 2020

The following patient has presented with central chest pain which is worse on lying flat, and a diagnosis of pericardial effusion has been made

A 60-year-old gentleman presents to your GP practice with central chest pain which is worse on lying flat. He describes having much more severe and sudden onset chest pain 4 weeks ago, for which he was admitted to the emergency department and underwent primary percutaneous cardiac intervention. On assessment today you note that he has a low-grade fever.

For the patient above, please select the SINGLE most likely diagnosis. Select ONE option from the list above.