Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2010
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
- Complex heart defect
- Hiatal hernia
- Exudative pleuritis
- Cardiac tamponade
- Acute cardiac insufficiency
Correct answer
Cardiac tamponade
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