Pulsus paradoxus is the term used to describe an exaggerated blood pressure variation with the respiratory cycle. This can be found in cardiac tamponade or during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Cardiac tamponade occurs when a pericardial effusion exerts a significant amount of pressure externally on the heart, resulting in impaired right ventricular filling eventually causing decreased ...

April 25, 2007 (Boston, MA) - Pulsus paradoxus is no longer a paradox, but it may be among the most reliable of the traditional clinical signs suggesting cardiac tamponade "when faced with a patient ...

To the Editor: In the Clinical Problem-Solving article by Nallamothu et al. (Aug. 2 issue), 1 the discussant rightly points to the need for a rapid diagnosis of cardiac tamponade. However, among all ...

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Note the initial jugular venous pulse level. Put your right palm and fingers just below the right costal margin and gently push down for about thirty seconds while noting the JVP during several ...

PERICARDIAL inflammation is a relatively common complication of uremia. Although its occurrence seems superficially related to the degree of renal failure the pathogenesis is still obscure. The ...