cardiovascular

Cardiac Tamponade vs Constrictive Pericarditis

Pericardial Disease

Cardiac Tamponade vs Constrictive Pericarditis
Feature	Tamponade	Constrictive Pericarditis
Mechanism
Pulsus Paradoxus	PROMINENT (>10 mmHg)	Mild/absent
Kussmaul Sign	ABSENT	PRESENT
Echo Finding	Effusion + RA collapse	Septal bounce + respirophasic variation
Treatment	Pericardiocentesis	Pericardiectomy

Comparing: Tamponade

PROMINENT (>10 mmHg)

ABSENT

Effusion + RA collapse

Pericardiocentesis

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