Question: Pericarditis may be suspected if the patient has: Pericarditis may be suspected if the patient has: Tachycardia, friction rub, sharp pain that radiates and worsens with coughing, fevers Tachypnea, variable pain in chest that worsens with deep breathing, no fevers Hypertension, aortic diastolic murmur, chest pain that radiates to shoulders and back Dyspnea, palpitations, sudden onset of intense heaviness and pain, diaphoresis