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Created page with "'''Pericardial effusion''' refers to accumulation of pathological amounts of fluid in the pericardial cavity. In physiological cases there is 15-50 mL of fluid in the cavity. It may cause cardiac tamponade, which is an emergency. If the fluid is blood it's called haemopericardium. == Etiology == * Pericarditis * Tuberculosis * Following heart surgery * Thoracic injury * Metastasis == Pathomechanism == In cases where the fluid accumulates quickly, only small amount..."
(Created page with "'''Pericardial effusion''' refers to accumulation of pathological amounts of fluid in the pericardial cavity. In physiological cases there is 15-50 mL of fluid in the cavity. It may cause cardiac tamponade, which is an emergency. If the fluid is blood it's called haemopericardium. == Etiology == * Pericarditis * Tuberculosis * Following heart surgery * Thoracic injury * Metastasis == Pathomechanism == In cases where the fluid accumulates quickly, only small amount...") |
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