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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Pericardial effusion can be classified broadly into three types, namely [[transudate|transudative]], [[exudative]] and hemorrhagic. | Pericardial effusion can be classified broadly into three types, namely [[transudate|transudative]], [[exudative]] and [[hemorrhage|hemorrhagic]]. A fluid secreting malignancy could also be the cause of a pericardial effusion. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
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* [[Chest trauma]] | * [[Chest trauma]] | ||
* [[aneurysm|Rupture of aneurysm]] | * [[aneurysm|Rupture of aneurysm]] | ||
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===Malignant=== | |||
* [[Metastasis]] | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Pericardial effusion can be classified broadly into three types, namely transudative, exudative and hemorrhagic. A fluid secreting malignancy could also be the cause of a pericardial effusion.