Heart Failure and Shock
Terms
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ACUTE PERICARDITIS
an acute inflamation of the _____ membranes - pericardial
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ACUTE PERICARDITIS
The onset is ______, often initially confused with ____ ____. -
a. sudden
b. Myocardial Infarction -
ACUTE PERICARDITIS
_____ ____ that worsens with respiration. - chest pain
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ACUTE PERICARDITIS
Often has a ___ (low or high) grade fever - Low
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ACUTE PERICARDITIS
Are there ECG changes associated with this? - yes
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ACUTE PERICARDITIS
It is usually ___ - limiting, so just relieve symptoms. - It is usually self-limiting, so just relieve symptoms.
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PERICARDIAL EFFUSION
it is the accumulation of _____ in the pericardial cavity - fluid
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PERICARDIAL EFFUSION
May cause tamponade. Which is... -
Pressure compression of the heart
OR
Sufficient pressure that causes cardiac compression due to fluid. -
PERICARDIAL EFFUSION
4 "symptoms" like muffled ___ sounds,___ pulse, ... -
1. distant muffled heart sounds. 2. Poor pulse,
3. dyspnea on exertion.
4. dull chest pain -
PERICARDIAL EFFUSION
Secondary to ppl with the following conditions (4).... -
1. uremia
2. undergoing radiation therapy
3. certain drugs (procainamide, minoxidil)
4. underwent heart wall surgery -
PERICARDIAL EFFUSION
Treatment? name 2 -
1. Aspirate(suction) excess fluid
2. surgery-- if trauma or aneuryism -
CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS
______ scarring with occasional ______ of pericardium. -
1. fibrous
2. calcification