Cardiac Tamponade Flashcards

1
Q

What is the fluid that prevents friction during heartbeats?

A

Pericardial fluid

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What occurs when there is less than 30cc of Pericardial fluid?

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Pericarditis/Pericardial Friction Rub

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What occurs when there is more than 30cc of Pericardial fluid?

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Cardiac Tamponade

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4
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What are the causes of Cardiac Tamponade?

A
  1. Chemotherapy
  2. Pericarditis
  3. Autoimmune condition
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5
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What can be heard upon auscultation of a patient with cardiac tamponade?

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Distant heart sounds/muffled heart sounds

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6
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What is the indication of cardiac tamponade?

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Beck’s Triad

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7
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Enumerate Beck’s Triad

A
  1. decreased heart function
  2. distended neck veins
  3. decreased BP
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PATHOPHYSIO OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CAUSED BY DECREASED HEART FUNCTION

  1. Fluid build-up in pericardium
  2. Poor tissue perfusion and hypotension
  3. Acute Kidney Injury
  4. Oliguria
  5. Fluid Volume Excess
  6. CHF
A

Decreased cardiac function

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PATHOPHYSIO OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CAUSED BY DECREASED HEART FUNCTION

  1. Fluid build-up in pericardium
  2. Decreased cardiac function
  3. Acute Kidney Injury
  4. Oliguria
  5. Fluid Volume Excess
  6. CHF
A

Poor tissue perfusion and hypotension

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PATHOPHYSIO OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CAUSED BY DECREASED HEART FUNCTION

  1. Fluid build-up in pericardium
  2. Decreased cardiac function
  3. Poor tissue perfusion and hypotension
  4. Acute Kidney Injury
  5. Oliguria
  6. CHF
A

Fluid volume excess

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  1. Fluid build-up in pericardium
  2. Decreased cardiac function
  3. Poor tissue perfusion and hypotension
  4. Acute Kidney Injury
  5. Oliguria
  6. Fluid Volume Excess
    7.
A

Congestive Heart Failure

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12
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What are the manifestations of Fluid Volume Excess?

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  1. Decreased hematocrit
  2. Hemodilution
  3. Weight gain
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13
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What is the management of Cardiac Tamponade?

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CDOPH

  1. Corticosteroids; WOF infection
  2. Diuretics
  3. O2 high flow
  4. Pericardiocentesis
  5. Hypertonic IV fluid (diuretic effect)
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PATHOPHYSIO OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CAUSED BY DECREASED HEART FUNCTION

  1. Fluid build-up in pericardium
  2. Decreased cardiac function
  3. Poor tissue perfusion and hypotension
  4. Oliguria
  5. Fluid volume excess
  6. CHF
A

Acute Kidney Injury

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PATHOPHYSIO OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CAUSED BY DECREASED HEART FUNCTION

1.
2. Decreased cardiac function
3. Poor tissue perfusion and hypotension
4. Acute Kidney Injury
5. Oliguria
6. Fluid volume excess
7. CHF

A

Fluid build-up in pericardium

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