Cardiac Tamponade

Question 1

Cardiac Tamponade

Answer 1

describes a heart that has so much fluid around it that it can’t pump enough blood.

Happens when the fluid sac around your heart fills with too much blood or other fluid and puts pressure on your heart.

This prevents your heart’s chambers from filling properly.

Question 2

When your heart can’t fill with blood properly:

Answer 2

it can’t pump as much and your blood pressure drops. Your heart may beat faster (more than 100 beats per minute) to try to pump more blood.

Question 3

Causes:

Answer 3

cancer, infections, trauma, and certain diseases.

Question 4

Treatment:

Answer 4

Remove the extra fluid with a needle or surgery; medical emergency.