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Cardiac tamponade, also
known as
pericardial tamponade (/ˌtæm.pəˈneɪd/), is a
compression of the
heart due to
pericardial effusion (the build-up of pericardial...
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Tamponade (/ˌtæm.pəˈneɪd/) is the
closure or
blockage (as of a
wound or body cavity) by or as if by a tampon,
especially to stop bleeding.
Tamponade is...
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Balloon tamponade is the use of
balloons inserted into the esophagus,
stomach or uterus, and
inflated to
alleviate or stop
refractory bleeding. Examples...
- with
severe cardiac tamponade but also with asthma,
obstructive sleep apnea and croup. The mechanism, at
least with
severe tamponade, is
likely very similar...
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inflammation such as cystitis,
bladder rupture and
bladder obstruction (
tamponade).
Cystitis is common,
sometimes referred to as
urinary tract infection...
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normal limit. If
large enough, it can
compress the heart,
causing cardiac tamponade and
obstructive shock. Some of the
presenting symptoms are
shortness of...
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vessels or the
heart itself.
Causes include pulmonary embolism,
cardiac tamponade, and
tension pneumothorax.
These are all life-threatening.
Symptoms may...
- w****s but can
occasionally last months.
Complications can
include cardiac tamponade, myocarditis, and
constrictive pericarditis.
Pericarditis is an uncommon...
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significantly hinder the
ability of the
heart to contract,
leading to
cardiac tamponade. If ac****ulation of
fluid is slow and
occurs over w****s to months, the...
- is a
collection of
three medical signs ****ociated with
acute cardiac tamponade, a
medical emergency when
excessive fluid ac****ulates in the pericardial...
