Pericarditis is an infection of the pericardium (the lubricated sac that involves the heart). Pericarditis is swelling and irritation of the pericardium which is thin sac-like membrane of heart. Pericarditis often causes chest pain and sometimes other symptoms. It is usually sudden and short-lived.
Mild cases of pericarditis resolve on their own however, treatment for more-severe cases may be needed. The causes of pericarditis may be as follows: After a viral infection, or a heart attack, pericarditis may ensue. Other than that, any systemic disorder like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis may cause it. Trauma to heart by accident or penetrating injury may cause pericarditis. In order to treat pericarditis, it is therefore, essential to treat the cause first.
Pericarditis or inflammation of heart’s sac-like covering can persist for 6 months. Following are the signs and symptoms of pericarditis: -Chest pain that travels to neck and shoulder -Coughing on taking a deep breath -Shortness of breath -Sense of fatigue and weakness
Many doctors think that treating the underlying cause basically treats the pericarditis. Therefore, it is essential to look for other disorders lying behind pericarditis. For relieving pain, painkillers are given. In order to reduce inflammation corticosteroids therapy is given till inflammation stops. Acute episodes of pericarditis last from one to three weeks but future episodes can also occur.
Several years of work in academia, medical practice and finally commercialization make it possible to provide an end-to-end process to help users to “find the appropriate medical help based on their present symptoms”. Below you will find a short explanation, showing you which part of the platform will help you best in finding the appropriate medical support.
Proceed as follows to enter your current symptoms.
Click on the appropriate body part on the picture. Select one/multiple symptoms corresponding to your complaint.
You can also add symptoms by typing your medical complaint in the search box and selecting the best matching suggestion.
Note: Your information will be kept anonymously.
Once you have selected all applicable symptoms, click the “analyze disease pattern”-button.
Accordingly, you will get a list of possible diseases and matching doctor categories who can further help you.
You can inform yourself about the possible diseases by reading the related information. But you can also return to the previous step and add more symptoms or delete already added ones to further narrow down your disease pattern.
Click on the desired doctor category to find a doctor who can help you.
If you are logged in with your profile, you will be displayed the appropriate doctors in your area. Otherwise you can enter an address in the “address” field and you will be displayed a doctor’s list around that specified address.
You will receive further information about the displayed doctors when you press on “details”.
Online bookable doctors in your area will be indicated with the notation “Book appointment” or “Book externally”, additionally they will be displayed on top of the list for your convenience.
Click on “Book appointment” to start the online appointment booking process with the desired doctor.
Please select an available appointment. “Green“ appointments are booked directly. “Red“ appointments need to be confirmed by the doctor.
Enter your general personal and health information.
Enter your present medical symptoms.
Enter your mobile phone number to identify yourself and you can finalize the appointment booking.
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