The nurse is evaluating a patient suspected of having pericarditis. Which of the following are associated with pericarditis?
Explanation
• Pericarditis is
• Signs and symptoms of pericarditis include pleuritic chest pain, fever, leukocytosis, pericardial friction rub, and ST-segment elevation.
• Incorrect: Crushing chest pain is a symptom of a myocardial infarction.
• Incorrect: Edema and low urine output are associated with heart failure. Heart failure may occur as a complication of pericarditis, but this is not common.