2. A 65-year-old woman is hospitalized with a large anterior myocardial infarction. After 4 days in the hospital, she is
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2. A 65-year-old woman is hospitalized with a large anteriormyocardial infarction. After 4 days in the hospital, she is doingwell and plans are being made for discharge to a rehabilitationfacility to help her regain her strength and recover her cardiacfunction. While going to the bathroom, she passes out suddenly. Onexamination, her blood pressure is 60/40 mmHg, her heart rate is120, and she has distant heart sounds. An emergency echocardiogramshows rupture of the anterior wall and pericardial tamponade.
A. What are the three classic signs of pericardial tamponade.(Becks triad)
B. What is the pathophysiology of pericardial tamponade?
C. What is the mechanism of paradoxical pulse?
A. What are the three classic signs of pericardial tamponade.(Becks triad)
B. What is the pathophysiology of pericardial tamponade?
C. What is the mechanism of paradoxical pulse?