pericardial disease Flashcards
1
Q
function of pericardium
A
maintain compliance, secrete fluid, lower transmural pressure, fix position
2
Q
diseases of pericardium (3)
A
pericardium, tamponade, constrictive pericarditis
3
Q
pericarditis
A
inflam, supine cheats pain, forward lean resolves, DIFFUSE STEMI
4
Q
treat pericarditis with
A
chalk, NSAID
5
Q
tamponade
A
excess fluid (pericarditis, malignant, hemm)
6
Q
tamonande EKG
A
big small big small
7
Q
tamponade signs
A
pulse para, becks triad, tachypnea and tachycardia
8
Q
becks triad
A
hypotension, JVD, muffled heart sounds
9
Q
lower extremities in tamponade
A
normal
10
Q
lung sounds in tamponade
A
clear
11
Q
Pulsus paradoxus can be seen in
A
constrictive pericarditis, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and tamponade
