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Revision as of 11:46, 9 March 2020

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.

Overview

The vital signs of a patient with small pericardial effusion are often normal. Fever suggests an underlying infectious or inflammatory cause, and the presence of a purulent effusion must be ruled out.

Physical examination

Appearance of the patient

Vital signs

Skin

HEENT

Neck

Lungs

Pleural dullness
Decreased breath sounds

Heart

Distant heart sounds

Abdomen

Hepatomegaly
Ascites in chronic cases

Back

Genitourinary

Neuromuscular

Extremities

Ankle edema in chronic cases

References

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 ==Overview==
-The vital signs of a patient with small pericardial effusion are often normal.  Fever suggests an underlying infectious or inflammatory cause, and the presence of a purulent effusion must be ruled out.
+The vital signs of a patient with small pericardial effusion are often normal. Fever suggests an underlying infectious or inflammatory cause, and the presence of a purulent effusion must be ruled out.
 ==Physical examination==
-===Vitals===
+=== Appearance of the patient ===
-[[Tachycardia]], [[pulsus paradoxus]] and hypotension in [[cardiac tamponade]]
-===Neck===
+===Vital signs===
-[[Jugular venous distension]] with a prominent Y descent and [[Kussmaul's sign]]
-===Chest===
+* [[Tachycardia]]
-Pleural dullness, decreased breath sounds, and distant [[heart sounds]]
+* [[pulsus paradoxus]]
+* hypotension in [[cardiac tamponade]]
+=== Skin ===
+=== HEENT ===
+=== Neck ===
+* [[Jugular venous distension]]
+* Prominent Y descent
+* [[Kussmaul's sign]]
+===Lungs===
+* Pleural dullness
+* Decreased breath sounds
+=== Heart ===
+* Distant [[heart sounds]]
 ===Abdomen===
-[[Hepatomegaly]] and [[ascites]] in chronic cases
+* [[Hepatomegaly]]
+* [[Ascites]] in chronic cases
+=== Back ===
+=== Genitourinary ===
+=== Neuromuscular ===
 ===Extremities===
-[[Ankle edema]] in chronic cases
+* [[Ankle edema]] in chronic cases
 ==References==