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Cardiac tamponade is more of a clinical diagnosis. | Cardiac tamponade is more of a clinical diagnosis. If the patient clinical manifestations raise suspicion toward tamponade, CT scan and echocardiogram are diagnostic gold standards for the disease. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ramyar Ghandriz MD[2]
Overview
Cardiac tamponade is more of a clinical diagnosis. If the patient clinical manifestations raise suspicion toward tamponade, CT scan and echocardiogram are diagnostic gold standards for the disease.
Screening
- Tamponade is more of a clinical diagnosis.
- CT scan and ecchocardigraphy can help to diagnose tamponade .[1]
- These tests are not considered as screening. there is no screening suggested for the disease.
References
- ↑ Snyder MJ, Bepko J, White M (2014). "Acute pericarditis: diagnosis and management". Am Fam Physician. 89 (7): 553–60. PMID 24695601.