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Cardiac Tamponade Flashcards

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Cardiac Tamponade

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Beck’s Triad

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What does the Beck Triad consist off?

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hypotension

jugular vein distention

muffled heart sounds on auscultation of the chest

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ImmediatesEmergency Management of Cardiac Tamponade

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pericardiocentesis

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right heart strain would also present with dyspnoea, and feature muffled heart sounds

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Cardiac Tamponade

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JVP sign in Tamponade- Mnemonic to remember

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A commonly used mnemonic to remember the absent Y descent in cardiac tamponade is TAMponade = TAMpaX

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Why would you offer C-X-ray to ptxs suspecting PE?

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a chest x-ray is recommended for all patients to exclude other pathology

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What is Pericardiocentesis?

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Pericardial Needle Aspiration

MAIN URGENT MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC TAMPONADE

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The diagnostic test of choice for cardiac tamponade is, and why ?

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An ECHOCARDIOGRAM . It can show an enlarged pericardium or collapsed ventricles.

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