inflammatory disorders

Question 1

pericarditis

Answer 1

-inflammation of the percardium

• commonly follows a resp. infection
• can be due to a myocardial infarction
• findings include: chest pressure/pain, friction rub auscultated in the lungs, shortness of breath, and pain relieved when sitting and leaning forward

Question 2

Myocarditis

Answer 2

inflammation of the myocardium

• can be due to viral, fungal, or bacterial infection or a systemic inflammatory disease (crohns disease)
• findings include: Tachycardia, murmur, friction rub auscultated in lungs, cardiomegaly, chest pain, and dysrhythmias

Question 3

Rheumatic endocarditis

Answer 3

-an infection of the endocardium due to streptococcal bacteria

• preceded by an upper resp. infection
• producded lesions in the heart
• occurs with half of the clients who have rheumatic fever

-findings include fever, chest pain, joint pain, tachycardia, S.O.B, rash on trunk and extremities, friction rub, murmur, and muscle spasms

Question 4

Infective endocarditis

Answer 4

• also known as bacterial endocarditis, an infection of the endocardium due to streptcoccal or staphylococcal bacteria
• most common in IV drug users or clients who have cardiac malformations
• findings include fever, flulike symptoms, murmur, petechai, positive blood culture, and splinter hemorrhages

Question 5

Medications

Answer 5

• penicillin
• advil (ibuprofen)
• prednisone (deltasone)
• Amphtercin B (amphotec)
• diazepam (valium)