Which finding is the nurse likely to assess in a patient with pericarditis?
A) Pain that worsens on exhalation
B) Pain that worsens on sitting upright
C) Pain that worsens when lying prone
D) Pain that worsens with deep inspiration
D) Pain that worsens with deep inspiration
Explanation: A) Pericarditis often causes pleuritic chest pain as irritated layers rub against one another. The pain is worse with deep inspiration, coughing, swallowing, or lying in supine position and may radiate.
B) Pericarditis often causes pleuritic chest pain as irritated layers rub against one another. The pain is worse with deep inspiration, coughing, swallowing, or lying in supine position and may radiate.
C) Pericarditis often causes pleuritic chest pain as irritated layers rub against one another. The pain is worse with deep inspiration, coughing, swallowing, or lying in supine position and may radiate.
D) Pericarditis often causes pleuritic chest pain as irritated layers rub against one another. The pain is worse with deep inspiration, coughing, swallowing, or lying in supine position and may radiate.
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