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Pericardial effusion is the presence of fluid in the pericardial cavity due to secretion from the visceral pericardium. II may be caused by virus, bacteria, fungi, tuberculosis, post-inflammation conditions, auto-reactive processes, neoplasm, renal failure, aortal dissection, and hyperthyroidism. Clinical symptoms may take the form of difficulty breathing, orthopnea, chest pain, dysphagia, hiccups, dysphonia, nausea, and bloated abdomen. Physical examination may portray paradoxal pulse, tachyp-nea, tachycardia, hypotension, and peripheral edema. Radiological findings include enlarged heart, and ...
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2002
AMIN-XXXIV-2-AprJun2002-60
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