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Case of the Week - Case # 55

An 86-year-old nursing home patient presents to the ED with dyspnea and low blood pressure.  Her EKG reveals low voltage QRS complexes and your resident is concerned that the patient has a pericardial effusion/tamponade.  Your Emergency Ultrasound Educationresident is also concerned that "something doesn't look right in the right ventricle."  You perform a bedside ultrasound and note the following:

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Only published comments... Dec 17 2007, 01:16 AM by Rob
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