Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: Pericarditis and cardiac tamponade are clinical problems that involve the potential space surrounding the heart or pericardium. Pericarditis is one cause of fluid accumulation in this potential space; cardiac tamponade is the hemodynamic result of fluid ...

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Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, Pericarditis, Emergency, Emergency Medicine

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Most Recently Shared on April 23, 2010 at 3:59 am By:

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Pericarditis and cardiac tamponade are problems that involve the potential space surrounding the heart or pericardium. http://bit.ly/95med0

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Cardiac Tamponade: eMedicine Cardiology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Cardiac tamponade is a clinical syndrome caused by the accumulation of fluid in the pericardial space, resulting in reduced ventricular filling and subsequent hemodynamic compromise. Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency. The overall risk of death ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Diagnosed with cardiac tamponade? Learn the causes, symptoms, and history of this emergency condition. http://bit.ly/dyknZU

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