The instructor is talking with a nursing student who is caring for a client with pericarditis. The instructor asks the student to name the main characteristic of pericarditis. What should be the student's answer?
A) Precordial pain
B) Dyspnea
C) Fever
D) Respiratory symptoms
A
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Precordial pain is the main characteristic of pericarditis. Dyspnea, fever, and respiratory symptoms are not the main characteristics of pericarditis.
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