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A 54-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with evident acrocyanosis, swollen cervical veins, enlarged liver, ascites. Cardiac borders are dilated. Heart sounds cannot be auscultated, apical beat is undetectable. AP is 100/50 mm Hg. X-ray picture of chest shows enlarged heart shadow in form of a trapezium. What pathology might have caused these symptoms?

Answer options

  1. Cardiac tamponade
  2. Hiatal hernia
  3. Acute cardiac insufficiency
  4. Exudative pleuritis
  5. Complex heart defect
Correct answer

Cardiac tamponade

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