Pericardial Disease Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• effusion: fluid that is noted in the pericardial sac is termed an _ .
• fever: symptom that accompanies chest pain in the setting of pericarditis
• sharp: character of pain described by someone with pericarditis
• collapse: in pericardial tamponade the rv and the ra may _ during diastole.
• diffuse: st elevation in pericarditis can be described as _ .
• visceral: the pericardial cavity is the space between the _ layer and the parietal layer
• radiation: most common cause of constrictive pericarditis in the usa
• troponin: cardiac biomarker that may be elevated in pericarditis
• scarring: constrictive pericarditis is a repercussion of _ and loss of normal elasticity.
• friction rub: sound auscultated in the setting of pericarditis
• dresslers: syndrome in which pericarditis develops following an acute mi
• uremic: type of pericarditis seen in the setting of renal failure or disease
• neoplasia: the most common cause of acute pericarditis in the usa
• tamponade: severe complication of pericarditis
• viral: idiopathic pericarditis is often preceded by this type of infection
• nsaid: part of the treatment regimen for pericarditis
• colchicine: part of the treatment regimen for pericarditis that should be continued for 3 months
• hiv: the most common manifestation of this disease in the heart is a pericardial effusion
• septicemia: result of septic joint or periodontal disease that may cause pericarditis
• lupus: pericarditis may be the first clinical manifestation of this comorbidity esp. in females
• steroids: medication used in pericarditis treatment which may result in recurrent attacks