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4 weeks after myocardial infarction a 56-year-old patient developed acute heart pain, pronounced dyspnea. Objectively: the patient's condition is extremely grave, there is marked cyanosis of the face, swelling and throbbing of the neck veins, peripheral pulse is absent, carotid artery pulse is rhythmic, 130/min., BP is 60/20 mm Hg. Auscultation of the heart reveals extremely muffled sounds, percussion reveals heart border extension in both directions. What is the optimal treatment tactic for this patient?

Answer options

  1. Puncture of the pleural cavity on the left
  2. Pericardiocentesis and immediate thoracotomy
  3. Conservative treatment, infusion of adrenomimetics
  4. Oxygen inhalation
  5. Pleural cavity drainage
Correct answer

Pericardiocentesis and immediate thoracotomy

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