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==History== | ==History== | ||
The clinical history of pericardial constriction cannot be solely used to make a diagnosis due to the multiple symptoms this disease presents. The symptoms may not be recognizable to the patients considering they develop slowly and over time. The early | The clinical history of pericardial constriction cannot be solely used to make a diagnosis due to the multiple symptoms this disease presents. The symptoms may not be recognizable to the patients considering they develop slowly and over time. The early symptoms of pericardial constriction are often more consistent with [[liver disease]] and the patient may be erroneously referred for imaging studies of the liver. | ||
==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
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Symptoms of chronic constrictive pericarditis include: | Symptoms of chronic constrictive pericarditis include: | ||
*Diffculty breathing ([[dyspnea]]) that develops slowly and worsens (most common) | *[[Diffculty breathing]] ([[dyspnea]]) that develops slowly and worsens (most common) | ||
*[[Orthopnea]] | *[[Orthopnea]] | ||
*[[Fatigue]], excessive tiredness | *[[Fatigue]], excessive [[tiredness]] | ||
*[[Exercise intolerance]] | |||
*Long-term swelling ([[edema]]) of the legs and ankles | *Long-term swelling ([[edema]]) of the legs and ankles | ||
*[[Weakness]] | *[[Weakness]] | ||
*Nausea | *[[Nausea]] | ||
*[[Hepatic]] congestion | *[[Hepatic]] congestion | ||
*[[Liver failure]] | |||
*[[Bowel]] congestion | *[[Bowel]] congestion | ||
*[[Ascites]] | |||
*[[Abdominal swelling]] and discomfort | |||
*[[Anasarca]] or swelling of much of the body | |||
*[[Renal failure]] due to reduced [[cardiac output]] | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 31 July 2011
Template:Pericardial constriction Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
History
The clinical history of pericardial constriction cannot be solely used to make a diagnosis due to the multiple symptoms this disease presents. The symptoms may not be recognizable to the patients considering they develop slowly and over time. The early symptoms of pericardial constriction are often more consistent with liver disease and the patient may be erroneously referred for imaging studies of the liver.
Symptoms
Symptoms of chronic constrictive pericarditis include:
- Diffculty breathing (dyspnea) that develops slowly and worsens (most common)
- Orthopnea
- Fatigue, excessive tiredness
- Exercise intolerance
- Long-term swelling (edema) of the legs and ankles
- Weakness
- Nausea
- Hepatic congestion
- Liver failure
- Bowel congestion
- Ascites
- Abdominal swelling and discomfort
- Anasarca or swelling of much of the body
- Renal failure due to reduced cardiac output