Term
Sharp, stabbing chest pain over center or left side of chest
Shortness of breath on back
Weakness/fatigue/fever
Dry cough
Abdominal or leg swelling
Pain on inspiration
Palpitations
Pain radiates to neck |
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Definition
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Term
Friction rub on auscultation
Distress
Rapid HR
New S2
Cardiac Tamponade |
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Definition
| Physical signs of Pericarditis |
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Term
H. Flu
staph
anearobes
meningococci, pneumococci, streptococci |
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Definition
| Most common types of bacteria causing pericarditis |
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Term
Influenza A/B
Coxsackie virus
Herpesvirus
Echo
Histoplasmosis
EBV
HIV |
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Definition
| Most common Viral causes of pericarditis |
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Term
Candida
Aspergillous
Coccoides
Adenovirus |
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Definition
| Most common Fungal causes of pericarditis |
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Term
Acute MI
Dressler's syndrom
Aortic Dissection
Renal Failure
Cancer
Radiation therapy
Trauma
Cardiac procedures
Autoimmune
Sarcoidosis |
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Definition
| Non-infectious causes of Pericarditis |
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Term
Dantrolene
Doxrubicin
Hydralizine
Isoniazide
Mesalamine
Methyserglide
Penicillin
Phentoin
Procainamide
Rifampin |
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Definition
| Medication Induced Pericarditis |
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Term
NSAID, colchicine, treatment of underlying disease (1st)
Corticosteroids (2) |
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Definition
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Term
1. Diffuse ST elevation, PR segment depression
2. Normalization of ST and PR
3. Widespread T wave inversion
4. Normalization of T waves, persistent inversions |
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Definition
| EKG stages of pericarditis |
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Term
| In Acute MI, ST elevations and T wave inversions occur at the same time. Also acute MI has troponin |
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Definition
| Difference between acute MI and pericarditis on EKG |
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Term
1. CXR to rule out pulmonary effusion
2. Transthoracic echocardiogram
3. CT
4. MRI
5. Labs- blood culture/autoimmune/CBC, CMP, ESR/CMP |
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Definition
| Testing for Pericarditis (5) |
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Term
Fever > 38
Immunosuppressed
Trauma
Oral anticoagulation
Myopericarditis
Cardiac tamponade
Echocardiographic evidence of large P. effusion
Failure to respond to NSAIDS |
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Definition
| Symptoms of hospitalization for pericarditis |
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