| 11. | Condoms used as uterine tamponades have also been effective in stopping post-partum hemorrhage.
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| 12. | Correcting the underlying cause such as a pneumothorax or pericardial tamponade if present may help.
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| 13. | A pericardial effusion with enough pressure to adversely affect heart function is called cardiac tamponade.
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| 14. | For the most part however, the most serious condition to rule out is tamponade.
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| 15. | :: It is likely that the ER doc was talking about a pericardial tamponade.
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| 16. | Tamponade can often be diagnosed radiographically.
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| 17. | Beck is also credited with describing the physiological basis for the signs of acute cardiac tamponade.
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| 18. | The medical signs classically associated with acute cardiac tamponade are collectively called Beck's triad.
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| 19. | Open surgical drainage of fluid though effective in preventing cardiac tamponade was associated with more deaths.
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| 20. | It is usually associated with pericardial tamponade, severe aortic insufficiency, or rupture of the aorta.
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