Pericarditis - Constrictive
Alternate Names : Constrictive Pericarditis
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Symptoms & Signs
Symptoms of acute (but not chronic) pericarditis also include:
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chest pain (less than that seen with acute pericarditis)
- radiating to the neck, shoulder, back, or abdomen
- described as sharp, stabbing
- increases with breathing
- splinting of ribs with deep breathing (requiring the need to bend over or hold chest when breathing deeply)
- most comfortable position is upright (standing or sitting)
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fever
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sweating
- chills
- dry cough
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anxiety
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