TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pericardial Effusion & Tamponade A1 - Kiefer, Todd A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. A2 - Gandhi, Monica PY - 2025 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2025 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 - 2025/07/12 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1209223508 ER -