Case Report: Early signs of tamponade may be detected by cardiac point-of-care ultrasound
A 35-year-old male with a past medical history of end stage renal disease on hemodialysis and a chronic pericardial effusion secondary to dialysis presented to the Emergency Room (ER) with a 2-week history of a flu-like illness and pleuritic chest pain. He was compliant with dialysis three times pe...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc.
2017-12-01
|
| Series: | POCUS Journal |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/pocus/article/view/13284 |
| _version_ | 1818482831705243648 |
|---|---|
| author | Michael Cenkowski Amer M. Johri Raveen Pal Jennifer Hutchison |
| author_facet | Michael Cenkowski Amer M. Johri Raveen Pal Jennifer Hutchison |
| author_sort | Michael Cenkowski |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
A 35-year-old male with a past medical history of end stage renal disease on hemodialysis and a chronic pericardial effusion secondary to dialysis presented to the Emergency Room (ER) with a 2-week history of a flu-like illness and pleuritic chest pain. He was compliant with dialysis three times per week. His blood pressure was 150/85 mmHg with a heart rate of 85 beats per minute and the remainder of his vital signs were stable. Pulsus paradoxus was not present.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-12-10T11:51:53Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-95ee6ac6fc51453cb20a8db34cee1448 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2369-8543 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-10T11:51:53Z |
| publishDate | 2017-12-01 |
| publisher | CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | POCUS Journal |
| spelling | doaj.art-95ee6ac6fc51453cb20a8db34cee14482022-12-22T01:49:55ZengCINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc.POCUS Journal2369-85432017-12-012310.24908/pocus.v2i3.13284Case Report: Early signs of tamponade may be detected by cardiac point-of-care ultrasoundMichael CenkowskiAmer M. JohriRaveen PalJennifer Hutchison A 35-year-old male with a past medical history of end stage renal disease on hemodialysis and a chronic pericardial effusion secondary to dialysis presented to the Emergency Room (ER) with a 2-week history of a flu-like illness and pleuritic chest pain. He was compliant with dialysis three times per week. His blood pressure was 150/85 mmHg with a heart rate of 85 beats per minute and the remainder of his vital signs were stable. Pulsus paradoxus was not present. https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/pocus/article/view/13284 |
| spellingShingle | Michael Cenkowski Amer M. Johri Raveen Pal Jennifer Hutchison Case Report: Early signs of tamponade may be detected by cardiac point-of-care ultrasound POCUS Journal |
| title | Case Report: Early signs of tamponade may be detected by cardiac point-of-care ultrasound |
| title_full | Case Report: Early signs of tamponade may be detected by cardiac point-of-care ultrasound |
| title_fullStr | Case Report: Early signs of tamponade may be detected by cardiac point-of-care ultrasound |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: Early signs of tamponade may be detected by cardiac point-of-care ultrasound |
| title_short | Case Report: Early signs of tamponade may be detected by cardiac point-of-care ultrasound |
| title_sort | case report early signs of tamponade may be detected by cardiac point of care ultrasound |
| url | https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/pocus/article/view/13284 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT michaelcenkowski casereportearlysignsoftamponademaybedetectedbycardiacpointofcareultrasound AT amermjohri casereportearlysignsoftamponademaybedetectedbycardiacpointofcareultrasound AT raveenpal casereportearlysignsoftamponademaybedetectedbycardiacpointofcareultrasound AT jenniferhutchison casereportearlysignsoftamponademaybedetectedbycardiacpointofcareultrasound |