RT Book, Section 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. SR Print(0) ID 1175810739 T1 Pericardial Effusion & Tamponade T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021 YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260469868 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175810739 RD 2022/06/29 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.