Pericarditis : Treatments
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The cause of pericarditis must be identified, if possible. In most types of pericarditis, it is necessary to treat the pain with analgesics (pain killers. The inflammation of the pericardium is treated with anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDS) such as ...
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Pericarditis is an inflammation of the two layers of the thin, sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart. This membrane is called the pericardium, so the term pericarditis means inflammation of the pericardium.
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Pericardiocentesis is a therapeutic and diagnostic procedure in which fluid is removed from the pericardium, the sac that surrounds the heart. Purpose The pericardium normally contains only a few milliliters (less than a teaspoon) of fluid to cushion the heart.
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Pericardiocentesis is a procedure that uses a needle to remove fluid from the pericardial sac, the tissue that surrounds the heart.
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A procedure performed with a needle to remove fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes from the tissue covering the heart (pericardial sac). Purpose The heart is surrounded by a membrane covering called the pericardial sac.
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Pericardiocentesis is the removal by needle of pericardial fluid from the sac surrounding the heart for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Purpose The pericardium, the sac (or membrane) that surrounds the heart muscle, normally contains a small amount of fluid that cushions and lubricates the heart as the heart expands and contracts.
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