Chest Pain and Dyspnea
This week's "Image of the Week" is brought to you by Dr. Wallenstein. While evaluating a patient with chest pain and shortness of breath, he identified a concerning pericardial effusion.
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Sonographic signs of tamponade include a pericardial effusion with indention of the RV during diastole. In addition, imaging the inferior vena cava (IVC) should show a "plethoric" or dilated IVC with minimal respiratory variation.
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