Kishi Patrick, Ahmad Thaer, Dodd Kenneth W
Advocate Christ Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oak Lawn, Illinois.
Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 1;3(3):267-270. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2019.4.42741. eCollection 2019 Aug.
Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment. Caused by the development of fluid in the pericardial space, it can result in a severe decrease in cardiac output. When encountering patients with severe hypotension and tachycardia, emergency physicians must always consider the diagnosis of tamponade to facilitate prompt and effective treatment and stabilization. We report our experience with a patient who developed life-threatening cardiac tamponade within a span of less than 24 hours.
心脏压塞是一种需要立即治疗的医疗急症。它由心包腔内液体形成所致,可导致心输出量严重下降。当遇到严重低血压和心动过速的患者时,急诊医生必须始终考虑心脏压塞的诊断,以便进行及时有效的治疗和病情稳定。我们报告了一名患者在不到24小时内发生危及生命的心脏压塞的诊治经验。