The role of bedside ultrasound in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade

This review article discusses two clinical cases of patients presenting to the emergency department with pericardial effusions. The role of bedside ultrasound in the detection of pericardial effusions is investigated, with special attention to the specific ultrasound features of cardiac tamponade. T...

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Main Authors: Adam Goodman, Phillips Perera, Thomas Mailhot, Diku Mandavia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2012;volume=5;issue=1;spage=72;epage=75;aulast=Goodman