The symptoms of pericarditis depend on the type, but may include: 1  high temperature. 2  sweating and chills. 3  breathing problems, such as breathlessness. 4  dry cough. 5  abnormal heart rhythms, such as accelerated heartbeat (tachycardia) 6  sharp and stabbing chest pains. 7  pain radiating into the left shoulder and arm.
Pathophysiology. Rupture of the membranes is the most common cause of oligohydramnios. However, because the amniotic fluid is primarily fetal urine in the latter half of the pregnancy, the absence of fetal urine production or a blockage in the fetus' urinary tract can also result in oligohydramnios.
Amnion nodosum is frequently also present (nodules on the fetal surface of the amnion). The use of oligohydramnios as a predictor of gestational complications is controversial. Potter syndrome is a condition caused by oligohydramnios. Affected fetuses develop pulmonary hypoplasia, limb deformities, and characteristic facies. Bilateral agenesis of the fetal kidneys is the most common cause due to the lack of fetal urine.