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Pericardial effusion with tamponade: bedside ultrasonography saves another life
In these video clinical images, the authors present the cause for an elderly gentleman’s shortness of breath. It was presumed to be an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a condition for which he was in the process of being evaluated. However, bedside ultrasonography revealed a la...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6988296/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31992190 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-019-0257-4 |
| Sumario: | In these video clinical images, the authors present the cause for an elderly gentleman’s shortness of breath. It was presumed to be an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a condition for which he was in the process of being evaluated. However, bedside ultrasonography revealed a large pericardial effusion with tamponade. This timely diagnosis resulted in the patient being taken expeditiously to the operating room and saving his life. |
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