Caring for Clients with Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of
the Heart
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2. Myocarditis is an inflammation of the muscle layer of the heart.
Frequently, myocarditis is of a viral origin in the United States.
A client who is bulimic comes into the ED presenting with chest
pains. She rates her pain as sharp, but relief comes by sitting
upright.
a. What other symptoms do you think you might see in this client?
Why?
b. What diagnostic findings will you expect to find?
3. You are training a new grad nurse to the unit. Today, you have a
client with cardiomyopathy.
a. Explain the difference between the three types of
cardiomyopathy.
b. Which is the most common type? What are the signs and
symptoms?
c. What medical management is recommended?
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