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What is Pericarditis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments

 WHAT IS PERICARDITIS ?

The pericardium is the sac-like membrane surrounding the heart which is affect with irritation and swelling is caused by viral infection and heart attack is called as pericarditis.

 CAUSES OF PERICARDITIS

CAUSES

 . The main cause of pericarditis is unknown but some other causes are predict which are following and under bellow :-

  • Viral infections such as Herpes virus, Mumps virus, HIV.
  • Respiratory infection 
  • Lupus, Sclerderma and Rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Because of accidental injuries to heart and chest by motor vehicles.
  • Health issues - AIDS, TB ( Tuber culosis ) and kidney failure.
  • Gen tic disorders, Metabolic disorders.

 SIGN AND SYMPTOMS 

  • The pain occur on the middle or left side of the cheast.
  • Weakness or fatigue 
  • Fever, swelling in the feet, ankles and legs.
  • Breathlessness or shortness of breath when you laying down.
  • Palpitations, Dry cough.
  • Cough during inhalation or swallow.
  • Stomach infection.

 DIAGNOSIS OF PERICARDITIS

                DIAGNOSIS


  • Consult with the doctor and give him your medical history , symptoms.
  • Physical examination when inflammation of pericarditis.
  • Test should be done chest X-ray it shows the shape of the and excess fluid.

   

  •    ECG ( Electrocardiogram )
  •    Echo-cardiogram 
  •    Magnetic resonance imagine (MRI) 
  •    CT SCAN   
  •    BLOOD TEST
  •    CBC ( COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT ), H B ( HEMOGLOBIN )

  WHAT IS THE TREATMENT FOR PERICARDITIS ?

TREATMENT

The management of the pericardium is rely on the causes of pericarditis.If you have serious complications from pericarditis, then you may need treatments that require hospital stays where you can get better treatment of this problem.Even your doctor may advise you to rest until you feel better and have no fever. Most of the cases of pericarditis may get better on their own without treatment and some of them is based on the cause which are mentioned bellow :-

> Steroids, used occasionally for severe attacks

> Corticosteroids

> Antibiotics, if the pericarditis is due to infection

> Colchicine

> Pain relievers

  •  Medical treatment should be done.
  •  Administration of drugs such as non steroidal and anti-inflammatory drugs for reducing the pain and inflammation such as ibuprofen and aspirin.
  • Corticosteroids should administer to reducing the pericarditis.
  • To provide the anti-biotech to the patient such as Vancomycin and ceftriaxone
  • Colchicine use to overcome the inflammation.
  • Surgical procedure should be performed for the treatment of pericarditis.The pericardiectomy of the pericardium.

 WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR DOCTOR ?

QUESTIONING

Your doctor could ask some questions from you about the problem with you are suffering from. 

  • Have you recently had a cold or the flu ?
  • Are you having any difficulty while breathing ?
  • Did you smoke ?
  • Does changing your position affect your pain ?
  • Tell me your symptoms.
  • Where is the pain ?
  • How long you have this pain ?


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