TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pericardial Effusion & Tamponade A1 - Bashore, Thomas M. A1 - Granger, Christopher B. A1 - Jackson, Kevin P. A1 - Patel, Manesh R. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. PY - 2021 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISPericardial effusionClinical impact determined by the speed of accumulation.May or may not cause pain.TamponadeTachycardia with an elevated JVP and either hypotension or a paradoxical pulse.Low voltage or electrical alternans on ECG.Echocardiography is diagnostic. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2022/06/30 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175810739 ER -