A member asked:

Chronic chest pain. card thinks pericarditis since sle patient. she has ordered nuclear stress test. can that show evidence of pericarditis?

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Dr. Deborah Lim answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: Pericarditis can be diagnosed based on history, physical exam and EKG or echocardiogram. I believe your cardiologist is ordering the nuclear stress test to rule out cardiac ischemia as the source of your chest pain.

Answered 8/12/2015

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