A patient comes into the emergency room complaining about chest pain that gets worse when taking deep breaths and lying down. After ruling out a myocardial infarction, a nurse would assess for which of the following diagnoses?

A patient comes into the emergency room complaining about chest pain that gets worse when taking deep breaths and lying down. After ruling out a myocardial infarction, a nurse would assess for which of the following diagnoses?

A patient comes into the emergency room complaining about chest pain that gets worse when taking deep breaths and lying down. After ruling out a myocardial infarction, a nurse would assess for which of the following diagnoses?


a) Rheumatic fever

b) Cardiomyopathy

c) Mitral valve stenosis

d) Pericarditis



Answer: Pericarditis