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How can you differentiate between shortness of breath due to pericarditis from shortness of breath due to anklyosing spondalitis?
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See below: The pericarditis is probably a result of ank spon. Ekg, echo, pulmonary funtion tests and chest x-ray can help gather more information.
Answered 8/30/2013
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Echocardiogram : Chest x-ray, ekg and other diagnostic tests can be used to differentiate.
Answered 8/21/2013
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