Low-pressure cardiac tamponade masquerading as severe sepsis diagnosed with a bedside ultrasound and as the initial presentation of malignancy

• Main Authors: Ricardo Augusto Slaibi Conti (Author), Ian Mandeville Oppenheim (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Objective: We report a patient with low-pressure cardiac tamponade masquerading as sepsis and as the initial presentation of malignancy. A quick diagnosis was done by the intensivist performing a bedside ultrasound. Background: The diagnosis of low-pressure cardiac tamponade is a challenge because t...