Pericardial tamponade masquerading as septic shock

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 269-271

  Schuett, Amy B ^a   Davis, Mary ^a   Ray, Tarang ^a   Granato, Jerome E ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pericardial tamponade; Purulent pericarditis; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; GENTAMICIN; NAFCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEART TAMPONADE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYNOVIAL FLUID; T WAVE INVERSION; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WOUND; CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 34250336902     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0038-7     Document Type: Article

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