Cardiac tamponade Flashcards

1
Q

What is Beck’s triad of cardiac tamponade?

A

Hypotension
Raised JVP
Muffled heart sounds

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What are the features of cardiac tamponade?

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Beck’s triad
SOB
Tachycardia
Absent Y descent on JVP
Pulsus paradoxus - large drop in BP on inspiration
Kussmaul’s sign
ECG - electrical alternans (alternating amplitude of QRS complex)

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3
Q

What is the management for cardiac tamponade?

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Urgent pericardiocentesis

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