Diagnosaurus
Pericardial effusion
Etiology
- Malignancy, eg, lung, breast, leukemia
- Infection, eg, viral, bacterial, mycobacterial, Mycoplasma
- Iatrogenic, eg, catheterization, pacemaker placement, postcardiotomy
- Idiopathic
- Uremia
- Radiation-induced
- Collagen vascular disease, eg, systemic lupus erythematosus
- Anticoagulation
- Aortic dissection
- Myxedema (hypothyroidism)
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Pericardial Effusion." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114593/all/Pericardial_effusion.
Zeiger RFR. Pericardial effusion. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114593/all/Pericardial_effusion. Accessed November 29, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Pericardial effusion. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114593/all/Pericardial_effusion
Zeiger RFR. Pericardial Effusion [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2023 November 29]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114593/all/Pericardial_effusion.
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