1
Q
cardiac tamponade features
A
Becks triad:
- hypotension
- raised JVP
- muffled heart sounds
also:
- dyspnoea
- tachycardia
- absent Y descent on JVP
- pulsus paradoxus (abnormal drop in BP during inspiration)
2
Q
ECG findings in cardiac tamponade
A
electrical alternans
3
Q
management of cardiac tamponade
A
urgent pericardiocentesis
4- Cardio
flashcards
Decks in class (27)
# Cards
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chronic heart failure16
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acute heart failure8
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hypertension9
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pulmonary embolism14
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acute coronary syndrome21
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Cardiac drugs21
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stable angina9
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arrythmias55
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infective endocarditis11
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HOCM6
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questions16
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murmurs and valve disease15
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wolff-parkinson white5
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ALS5
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coarctation of the aorta3
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acute pericarditis4
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cardiac tamponade3
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atrial fibrillation- passmedicine9
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torsades de pointes4
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aortic stenosis4
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mitral stenosis6
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mitral regurgitation6
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aortic regurgitation6
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tricuspid regurgitation2
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ventricular tachycardia4
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heart block4
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rheumatic fever2
