Ultrasound for critical care physicians: the big squeeze
No abstract available. Article truncated after first page. A 57 year-old man without significant past medical history presented with difficulty swallowing and pleuritic chest pain. He was undergoing evaluation for his dysphagia when he was noted to be tachycardic and hypotensive shortly after admis...
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doaj-a390362d8ade4bab906518aaabf8768f2020-11-25T00:21:42ZengArizona Thoracic SocietySouthwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care2160-67732014-04-018422122210.13175/swjpcc036-14Ultrasound for critical care physicians: the big squeezeTauseef Siddiqi0Seth Assar1Joshua Malo2University of Arizona, Tucson, AZUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, AZUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, AZNo abstract available. Article truncated after first page. A 57 year-old man without significant past medical history presented with difficulty swallowing and pleuritic chest pain. He was undergoing evaluation for his dysphagia when he was noted to be tachycardic and hypotensive shortly after admission to the medical-surgical ward. His initial chest x-ray revealed bilateral pleural effusions and what appeared to be cardiomegaly. A cardiac ultrasound was performed (Figure 1). What is the cause of the patient's tachycardia and hypotension? 1. Aortic dissection; 2. Cardiac tamponade; 3. Cardiomyopathy; 4. Mitral insufficiency; 5. Pulmonary embolus ...http://www.swjpcc.com/critical-care/2014/4/4/ultrasound-for-critical-care-physicians-the-big-squeeze.htmlcardiac tamponade; cardiomegaly; pericardial effusion; malignancy; cancer; inferior vena cava; hepatic vein; flow reversal; right ventricular collapse; metastasis; |
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Tauseef Siddiqi Seth Assar Joshua Malo Ultrasound for critical care physicians: the big squeeze Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care cardiac tamponade; cardiomegaly; pericardial effusion; malignancy; cancer; inferior vena cava; hepatic vein; flow reversal; right ventricular collapse; metastasis; |
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Ultrasound for critical care physicians: the big squeeze |
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Ultrasound for critical care physicians: the big squeeze |
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Arizona Thoracic Society |
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Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care |
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2160-6773 |
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2014-04-01 |
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No abstract available. Article truncated after first page. A 57 year-old man without significant past medical history presented with difficulty swallowing and pleuritic chest pain. He was undergoing evaluation for his dysphagia when he was noted to be tachycardic and hypotensive shortly after admission to the medical-surgical ward. His initial chest x-ray revealed bilateral pleural effusions and what appeared to be cardiomegaly. A cardiac ultrasound was performed (Figure 1). What is the cause of the patient's tachycardia and hypotension? 1. Aortic dissection; 2. Cardiac tamponade; 3. Cardiomyopathy; 4. Mitral insufficiency; 5. Pulmonary embolus ... |
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cardiac tamponade; cardiomegaly; pericardial effusion; malignancy; cancer; inferior vena cava; hepatic vein; flow reversal; right ventricular collapse; metastasis; |
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