pericardial disease

Question 1

myocarditis

Answer 1

inflammatory disease of the myocardium.
Inflammation with degeneration and necrosis of cardiac myocytes.
Conduction disruption is common.

Question 2

most common cause of myocarditis

Answer 2

viruses.
Coxsackie viruses A & B

Question 3

myocarditis can range from a _ disorder to a _ condition.

Answer 3

mild; lethal

Question 4

pericarditis

Answer 4

the pericardium undergoes inflammation, fluid accumulates in the pericardial space.

Question 5

pericardial effusion

Answer 5

the fluid that surrounds the heart.
this is an example of 3rd spacing.

Question 6

cardiac tamponde

Answer 6

fluid accumulates to 200 mL or greater, it can compress the heart. The heart chambers are restricted by the surrounding pericardial fluid so they cannot stretch and fill with blood

Question 7

Signs of Acute Pericarditis

Answer 7

chest pain
fever
dyspnea
pericardial friction rub
ECG: ST elevations
beck triad
Pulsus paradoxus

Question 8

what does the chest pain for pericarditis feel like?

Answer 8

sharp and worsens with deep breathing

Question 9

what does a Pericardial friction rub sound like?

Answer 9

scratching sound that can be heard through the stethoscope

Question 10

what is Beck triad?

Answer 10

The Symptoms of cardiac tamponade is called Beck triad.
symptoms: Hypotension, Jugular vein distention, Muffled heart sounds.

Question 11

Pulsus paradoxus

Answer 11

a decrease in systolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg or more with inspiration

Question 12

Pericarditis treatment

Answer 12

NSAIDs
ASA
Corticosteroids (+/-)
Colchicine: gout med, recently for pericarditis refractory to NSAIDs.