Assessing for pericarditis in the end-stage renal disease patient.
Pericarditis in the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patient can be a life-threatening emergency. Careful assessment of these patients helps the critical care nurse plan for impending complications and ensure the best possible patient outcomes.
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D003422:Critical Care; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology