Which condition is commonly associated with cardiac tamponade?
A.
Decreased jugular venous pressure
B.
Bradycardia
C.
Hypertension
D.
Hypotension
The Answer Is:
D
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Cardiac tamponade occurs when fluid accumulation in the pericardial space increases intrapericardial pressure, restricting ventricular filling and reducing cardiac output. A hallmark clinical feature is hypotension due to decreased stroke volume and cardiac output.
Jugular venous pressure is typically elevated (not decreased) because of impaired right heart filling. Tachycardia, not bradycardia, is usually present as a compensatory response. Blood pressure tends to be low or normal, not hypertensive.
This pathophysiology and clinical presentation are well documented in adult echocardiography literature and clinical cardiology textbooks, where tamponade is diagnosed with signs such as right atrial and ventricular diastolic collapse and associated clinical hypotension and elevated venous pressures【16:Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography, 6e†p.280-285】【12:ASE Pericardial Disease Guidelines†p.300-305】.
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