Abstract
A 44-year-old male presented to the emergency department in shock with jugular venous distension and upper chest cyanosis. Superior vena cava syndrome was ruled out by computed tomography (CT scan). However, a large pericardial effusion was found on CT scan and confirmed by sonography. Pericardial tamponade was diagnosed by emergency physicians and sonography-guided pericardiocentesis was performed with marked improvement in symptomatology.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 27-31 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cardiac tamponade
- emergency department sonography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine