cardiac tamponade Flashcards
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
