Cardiac Tamponade Flashcards by Joy Brockbank | Brainscape

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DEFINITION: Cardiac Tamponade

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MEDICAL EMERGENCY

Accumulation of blood, fluid, pus clots or gas in pericardial space
=reduced ventricular filling
=haemodynamic compromise

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AETIOLOGY: Cardiac Tamponade

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Malignancy (esp. breast/lung)*
MI
Aortic Dissection
Infection
Connective Tissue: SLE, RA
CKD

Other non-specific

Trauma
Drugs: hydralazine, isoniazid
Iatrogenic
Radiation

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CLINCIAL FEATURES: Cardiac Tamponade

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Dyspnoea
Tachycardia
Hypotension
Muffled Heart Souds
Increased JVP
Pulsus Paradoxus
- >10mmHg decrease in systolic BP on inspiration

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MANAGEMENT: Cardiac Tamponade

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Pericardiocentesis

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