1. Pericarditis is an inflammatory process: Answer of the pericardial sac 2. The pericardial sac normally contains: Answer 10 to 15ml of serous fluid 3. The pericardium serves as an anchoring: Answer function and provides lubrication to decrease friction between heart contractions 4. Common causes of Pericarditis: Infectious: Answer -Viral -Bacterial fungal 5. Noninfectious causes of Pericarditis: Answer -Renal failure -Acute myocardial infarction -Neoplasms (Cancer) -Trauma -Radiation -Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm -Myxedema 6. Hypersensitive or autoimmune causes of pericarditis: Answer -Dressler syndrome -Rheumatic fever -drug reactions to Procainamide, Hydralazine