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    Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency caused by fluid in the pericardium restricting the ventricles' ability to pump efficiently. It presents with Beck's Triad of hypotension, distended jugular veins, and muffled heart sounds. Common symptoms include shortness of breath, weakness, and lightheadedness. Causes can be cancer, renal failure, chest trauma, pericarditis, or tuberculosis. Diagnosis is made via echocardiography and treatment involves draining the fluid and addressing the underlying cause. ECG may show low voltage, electrical alternans, PQ segment depression, and sinus tachycardia.

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    Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency caused by fluid in the pericardium restricting the ventricles' ability to pump efficiently. It presents with Beck's Triad of hypotension, distended jugular veins, and muffled heart sounds. Common symptoms include shortness of breath, weakness, and lightheadedness. Causes can be cancer, renal failure, chest trauma, pericarditis, or tuberculosis. Diagnosis is made via echocardiography and treatment involves draining the fluid and addressing the underlying cause. ECG may show low voltage, electrical alternans, PQ segment depression, and sinus tachycardia.

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    Heart in Pericardial Space Filled With Fluid

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    Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency caused by fluid in the pericardium restricting the ventricles' ability to pump efficiently. It presents with Beck's Triad of hypotension, distended jugular veins, and muffled heart sounds. Common symptoms include shortness of breath, weakness, and lightheadedness. Causes can be cancer, renal failure, chest trauma, pericarditis, or tuberculosis. Diagnosis is made via echocardiography and treatment involves draining the fluid and addressing the underlying cause. ECG may show low voltage, electrical alternans, PQ segment depression, and sinus tachycardia.

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    CARDIAC TEMPONADE

    -Collection of fluid in pericardium restricting ventricles to pump efficiently.

    Beck’s Triad (3 signs associated with Acute Cardiac Temponade: Medical emergency)

    1. Hypotension (Low arterial pressure)


    2. Distended Jugular vein (distended neck veins)
    3. Muffled Heart sound (Distant heart sound)

    Symptoms: SOB. Weakness/ fatigue. Lightheadedness (dizziness, feeling of being faint), Cough

    Causes: Cancer. Renal failure. Chest trauma. Pericarditis. TB.

    Diagnosis: Echocardiography (Ultrasound of heart)

    Treatment: Drainage of Fluid (Pericardiocentesis). Treatment of underlying Cause.

    ECG Features: (when pericardial effusion is significant)

    1. Low voltage-diminished QRS amplitudes


    2. Electrical Alternans (it may also be seen in PE, Ischemia, Tachycardia)
    -amplitude of QRS complexes varying from one beat to other in same lead due to swinging of
    heart in pericardial space filled with fluid
    3. PQ segment depression
    4. Sinus Tachycardia

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