A nurse is caring for a client who has pericarditis.

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Based on the assessment findings, which of the following lab rests should the nurse anticipate will have abnormal results? Select all that apply.

Nurses' Notes

0900:

Client resting quietly in bed. The client ambulates to the bathroom with a steady gait. Client reports hiccups this morning. The client denies having chest pressure or lightheadedness. Lung sounds clear. Heart sounds regular. Bowel sounds normoactive in all quadrants. Reports mild chest pain with a 2 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. Reports recent history of weight loss

1200:

Client reports body chills and dizziness. Client states "I am having trouble swallowing my water and I keep hiccupping." Reports chest pain 5 on pain scale of 0 to 10. Client rubbing chest. Heart sounds with pericardial friction rub noted.

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My Answer

When recognizing cues, the nurse should identify that the findings of low grade fever with body chills, reports of dizzines, hiccups, pencardial friction nub chest pain, and difficulty swallowing indicate worsening of pericarditis. The nurse should expect laboratory results from the white blood bet count (WBC), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) to be elevated from inflammatory processes consistent with pericarditis.