SAQ 255 – Cardiology – cardiac tamponade

Marked out of 12.00

A 62-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation and hypertension presents with acute dyspnoea. BP is 65/34 mmHg, HR 140/min, temperature 36 C, and oxygen saturation is not recordable. A static bedside cardiac-ultrasound image is shown below.

Cardiac ultrasound for Geelong SAQ 028 question 8
Bedside cardiac ultrasound

List three (3) abnormal ultrasound findings in this clinical context.

(Marked out of 3.0)


/ 3

List five (5) likely causes of this problem in this patient.

(Marked out of 5.0)


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List four (4) key management steps for the next 10 minutes.

(Marked out of 4.0)


/ 4


Total Score: 0 / 12

Percentage: 0%

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