Bedside Echocardiography for Rapid Diagnosis of Malignant Cardiac Tamponade
History of present illness: A 47-year-old female with metastatic breast cancer presented to the Emergency Department with chest pain and shortness of breath. She was hypotensive and her EKG showed sinus tachycardia with low voltage. A bedside ultrasound
Alaina Brinley +2 more
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Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment masquerading as exudative panuveitis with intense anterior chamber inflammatory reaction. [PDF]
Purpose:This is a retrospective case report illustrating the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges associated with a chronic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment masquerading as a severe panuveitis with intense anterior chamber inflammation.
Bhisitkul, Robert B +3 more
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Yoan Lamarche +2 more
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Delayed cardiac tamponade [PDF]
SummaryA case report of cardiac tamponade is described which did not manifest itself until the patient was allowed to breathe spontaneously. Changes in intrapericardial pressure during spontaneous and controlled ventilation are discussed.
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Refractive outcomes following silicone oil tamponade in vitreoretinal surgery
PURPOSE: To evaluate the factors influencing the refractive outcomes following silicone oil tamponade (SOT) and silicone oil removal (SOR) in different lens statuses post-vitreoretinal surgery.
Ramya Natarajan +5 more
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Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with an Elevated International Normalized Ratio
This case report describes a 54-year-old male on warfarin for atrial fibrillation who presented to the emergency department (ED) following a syncopal episode with persistent hypotension.
Levis, Joel T, Delgado, Mucio C
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An effective method to reduce ischemia time during total knee arthroplasty
Because of controversy regarding timing of tourniquet release during total knee arthroplasty (TKA), a closed arthrotomy as a tamponade for effective hemostasis was used to save ischemia time.
Chih-Wei Chang +4 more
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Bacterial pericarditis presenting as hemorrhagic pericardial effusion in a 6-year-old girl
Hemorrhagic pericardial effusion is known to occur due to tuberculosis, malignancy, uremia or trauma. We present a rare case of a 6 year old girl with bacterial pericarditis who had hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade.
Saxena Anita +3 more
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Penetrating eye injuries at the workplace : case reports and discussion [PDF]
We describe two recent cases of penetrating eye injury seen at Mater Dei Hospital, both resulting in a poor final outcome and illustrating the importance of wearing appropriate eye protection at the workplace. In case 1, injury was caused by a metal chip
Agius, Maria, Vella Briffa, Benedict
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Relationship of Pericardial to Pleural Pressure During Quiet Respiration and Cardiac Tamponade [PDF]
Beverly C. Morgan +4 more
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