Cardiac

Question 1

ACUTE PERICARDITIS
What is it?
What does a normal pericardium look like?

Answer 1

-Inflamed sac ard heart
-2 layers cont fluid to lubricant

Question 2

What are viral causes of pericarditis?

Answer 2

Epstein Barr, varicella

Question 3

What are bacterial causes of pericarditis?

Answer 3

Stapylococcus, connective tissue D

Question 4

What are other causes of pericarditis?

Answer 4

Haemodialysis, cx trauma

Question 5

What complications are there for pericarditis?

Answer 5

Pericardial effusion, constrictive pericarditis, cardiac tamponade

Question 6

Pericarditis asst and Rx

Answer 6

ABC ECG; ST elevation, PR depression globally, telemetry
Pale
Sweaty
Fevers
D: sharp CP, continuous, rad to L arm, worse on inspiration
RX: tx underlying cause eg infection
Pain relief

Question 7

What do you see on a CXR w pericarditis?

Answer 7

Enlarged silhouette of heart

Question 8

Why does sitting up relieve ain w pericarditis?

Answer 8

Relieves pressure on the parietal aspect, esp on inspiration