Anterior Loculated Pericardial Effusion Misinterpreted as Right Heart Dilation Suggesting Pulmonary Embolism

We report a case of anterior loculated pericardial effusion misinterpreted on point-of-care ultrasound as a dilated right ventricle, and suggesting diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), in a patient with renal failure. The compressed right ventricle from tamponade physiology appeared to be a thicken...

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Autores principales: Lahham, Sari, Frisch, Emily, Langdorf, Mark I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31061961
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.1.40700

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31061961
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.1.40700

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