Essay On Pericarditis

Pericarditis, is inflammation of the pericardium which has multi etiologies. Causes are infectious, viral, bacterial, fungal, immune, metabolic, ischemia, physical and chemical agents (Porth & Martfin, 2009). Pericarditis may be idiopathic, acute, chronic, congenital or a neoplastic disease (Porth & Matfin, 2009). Acute pericarditis symptoms is sudden onset of sharp chest pain, pericardial friction rub, electrocardiogram changes, worse with cough, deep breathing, movement and swallowing (Porth & Matfin, 2009). Sitting up at a forward angle will provide relief (Porth & Martfin, 2009). The idiopathic cases are treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and will resolved (Porth & Matfin, 2009). Thirty percentage of the acute cases of pericarditis has relapse and response to treatment (Port & Matfin, 2009).
Pericarditis that follows a cardiac infarction can be divided into two groups, first is early pericarditis and second is late pericarditis (Pericarditis, 2016). Early pericarditis manifests itself within three days following the cardiac infarction and inflammation occurs (Pericarditis, 2016). The late pericarditis manifests itself weeks or months after cardiac infarction, surgery or trauma where the immune system attacks ones heart (Pericarditis, 2016). Intravenous drug users are likely to develop methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus which cause infective endocarditis and affects the heart valve with the tricuspid valve being the first to be affected (Yan, Kujtan, & Kershner