Pericarditis

Question 1

Pericarditis

Answer 1

Inflammation of pericardium

Infectious/non infectious/idiopathic

Question 2

Morphology

Answer 2

Serous- non infectious/due to altered permeability/good prognosis
Fibro-serous- fibrin increases adhesion between pericardial layers> hepatomegaly/cirrhosis/dilation/fluid leak into MS
Suppurative- infectious/leads to adhesions/sepsis
Hm- alters cardiac function/leads to tamponade (ass. To T/TB)