Acute Cardiac Tamponade: An Adult Simulation Case for Residents
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Acute cardiac tamponade.
N Engl J Med 2003;349:684-90. Copyright © 2003 Massachusetts Medical Society. ardiac tamponade is life-threatening, slow or rapid compres sion of the heart due to the pericardial accumulation of fluid, pus, blood, clots, or gas, as a result of effusion, trauma, or rupture of the heart. 1,2 Because the causes of pericardial disease 1 and thus of tamponade are diverse, clinicians must choose the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: MedEdPORTAL
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2374-8265
DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10466