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Medicine
Cardiology
Clinical features of cardiac tamponade
THE CONTEXT
Patients with cardiac tamponade are unwell and
have characteristic abnormalities of blood pressure, heart rate and jugular venous pressure.
Clinical findings
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Blood pressure:
Patients have hypotension.
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Heart rate:
Patients have tachycardia.
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Jugular venous pressure:
The jugular venous pressure is markedly raised.
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