The nurse providing discharge teaching to a patient admitted with pericarditis informs him that pericarditis can lead to:
A) Scarring of the mitral valve
B) Deformity of the valve leaflets
C) Inflammation of the endocardium
D) Pericardial effusion
Ans: D
Feedback: Pericarditis can lead to pericardial effusion, which is an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac. Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium.
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