TCRN Review - Trunk (Thoracic Trauma, Abdominal Trauma, Genitourinary Trauma, Obstetrical Trauma) (36 questions on exam)| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What is a collection of excess fluid between the visceral pericardium and the parietal pericardium? correct answer: Pericardial Tamponade What are the classic signs and symptoms of a pericardial tamponade? correct answer: Beck's Triad What are the 3 findings in Beck's Triad? correct answer: Muffled heart tones Systemic Hypotension Distended Neck Veins (may not be present with hypovolemia) What are the cardiovascular effects of Pericardial Tamponade? correct answer: Elevated CVP Narrowed Pulse Pressure Rapidly falling cardiac output Tachycardia Pulsus alternans Blunting of the QRS complex Pulseless Electrical Activity Pulsus paradoxus or paradoxical pulse What is Pulsus Alternans? correct answer: Alternating morphology of the QRS complex What is pulsus paradoxus or paradoxical pulse? correct answer: A change of more than 10 mmHg in arterial pressure during inspiration
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