Cardiac Tamponade Flashcards
1
Q
What is cardiac tamponade
A
Accumulation of blood in the pericardial sac
2
Q
Causes of cardiac tamponade
A
Penetrating wounds, pericarditis, malignancy, inflammatory conditions (SLE) and pacemaker insertions
3
Q
Features of cardiac tamponade
A
Beck’s triad, Kussmaul’s sign, pulsus paradoxus
4
Q
ECG features of cardiac tamponade
A
alternating heights of QRS complexes
5
Q
Most useful diagnostic tets for cardiac tamponade
A
ECHO
6
Q
What is becks triad
A
raised JVP, hypotension, muffled heart sounds
7
Q
What is Kussmauls sign
A
Rise of JVP with inspiration
8
Q
Management of cardiac tamponade
A
Pericardiocentesis
