Hypothyroidism presenting as acute cardia tamponade with viral pericarditis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 176-178

  Gupta, Rajesh ^a   Munyak, John ^b   Haydock, Timothy ^a   Gernsheimer, Joel ^b  

^a OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HEART SOUND; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PARADOXICAL PULSE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VEIN DILATATION;

EID: 0033042113     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90056-6     Document Type: Article

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