Open AccessCase Report: Early signs of tamponade may be detected by cardiac point-of-care ultrasound
Author(s) -
Michael Cenkowski,
Amer M. Johri,
Raveen S. Pal,
Rdcs Jennifer Hutchison
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pocus journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2369-8543
DOI - 10.24908/pocus.v2i3.13284
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac tamponade , pericardial effusion , vital signs , dialysis , hemodialysis , blood pressure , heart rate , cardiology , tamponade , cardiac ultrasound , ultrasound , point of care ultrasound , surgery , radiology
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.