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1
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presentation of pts w/ chronic cardiac tamponade

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  • dyspnea - fatigue - peripheral edema - hepatomegaly - hepatic dysfunction - ascites withOUT pulmonary congestion
2
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dx for chronic cardiac tamponade may be suggested by risk factors for tamponade, which are?

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  • metastatic LUNG and BREAST cancers (MCC) - recent cardiac surgery - dissecting aneurysm - recent viral or bacterial pericarditis - systemic rheumatic disease
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PE findings for chronic cardiac tamponade

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  • JVD - pulsus paradoxus - tachycardia - reduced heart sounds - hypotension - Kussmaul sign (CVP increases w/ inspiration)