Practice Question
A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client who has pericarditis. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering to this client? (Select All that Apply.)
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Correct Answer:
Indomethacin
Rationale:
Indomethacin
🟣NSAIDs like indomethacin are first-line for pericarditis because they reduce inflammation and chest pain.
🟣They inhibit prostaglandin synthesis, decreasing the pericardial inflammatory response.
🟣Relief of pleuritic chest pain is one of the primary goals of treatment.
🟣NSAIDs also help prevent further pericardial effusion development.
🟣Monitoring includes GI side effects and renal function.
Colchicine
🟣Colchicine reduces recurrence of pericarditis and is often used with NSAIDs.
🟣It works by interfering with leukocyte activity and decreasing inflammatory response.
🟣Clinical guidelines recommend it for both acute and recurrent pericarditis.
🟣It improves outcomes and reduces the risk of chronic constrictive pericarditis.
🟣Side effects may include GI upset, so patient education is important.
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Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Adult Health
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