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. A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R. SR Print(0) ID 1184696512 T1 Pericardial Effusion & Tamponade T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781264269389 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184696512 RD 2022/07/03 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.