Pericardial Rub
November 28th, 2019
Overview
How to Perform
- Ask the patient to lean forward and hold their breath in full expiration.
Listen For
- A superficial, scratching sound present in mid-systole, mid-diastole and late diastole.
Significance
- Pericarditis.
Causes of Pericardial Rub
- Infection
- Trauma
- Uraemia
- Inflammatory conditions - rheumatoid arthritis, lupus
- Cancers
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