Beck’s triad for tamponade

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  • hypotension (a late finding)

  • JVP elevation

  • quiet heart sounds


If you see an elevated JVP, think about tamponade

  • is it from left- or right-sided heart failure, or is it from tamponade?

  • you lose the second descent—the Y descent—this is late filling of the ventricle and it’s not filling anymore

  • so the JVP isn’t really bounding like it normally does

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