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Caring for yourself after myocarditis/pericarditis diagnosis
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I would be suspicious about his electrolyte balance. Either that or dehydration, perhaps a combination of the two. Might be worth doing a test to see if he's low/high on electrolytes, especially after days of diarrhea. That, alone, can put a heart into arrhythmia.
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@gloaming
When he was actively sick he was definitely low on a few electrolytes. I think calcium was specifically low. I want to say that potassium was in range but at the low end and I think magnesium and sodium were both fine. He’s currently taking electrolytes now that he’s about 3 weeks out from the incident.
His heart function never looked abnormal just for the record. I think his EKG and all the other tests were normal except troponin.