Cardiac tamponade

Acute compression of the heart caused by increased intrapericardial pressure due to the collection of blood or fluid in the pericardium from rupture of the heart, penetrating trauma, or progressive effusion.

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pericardial tamponade

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Bhavya Arora

MBBS Student

Hannan crunch is a feature of 1) Subcutaneous emphysema 2) Pneumonia 3) Flail chest 4) Cardiac tamponade

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Bhavya Arora

MBBS Student

They are seen in subcutaneous emphysema

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Lakshmi Venkata Simhachalam Kutikuppala

MBBS Student

Causes of raised JVP with hypotension: Cardiac tamponade Right ventricular MI Right heart failure Constrictive pericarditis Restrictive cardiomyopathy

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Lakshmi Venkata Simhachalam Kutikuppala

MBBS Student

Cause of rised JVP with hypotension

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Dr. Umesh Patnaik

Internal Medicine

WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS INDICATIVE OF CARDIAC TAMPONADE ? A / PULSUS PARODOXUS B / WIDE PULSE PRESSURE C / KUSSMAUL'S SIGN D / FORCEFUL APICAL IMPULSE

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