Question 196 · LEK · Chest injuries
In cardiac tamponade, characteristic symptoms, known as the Beck’s triad, develop. These include:
- A. chest pain, progressive dyspnoea, tachycardia/paradoxical pulse.
- B. cold, pale skin, loss of consciousness, cardiac arrest.
- C. hypotension, muffled heart sounds, jugular veins distension.
- D. progressive dyspnoea, chest pain, muffled heart sounds.
- E. chest pain, progressive dyspnoea, cold, pale skin.
Hint
Beck's triad reflects impaired cardiac filling: think of arterial pressure, venous pressure and the heart sounds.
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