Pericardial Effusion

by | Nov 12, 2015 | Cardiac

Evaluate for Pericardial Effusion

Evidence of a pericardial effusion can be as follows:

  1. A globular heart
  2. Loss of the indentations of the left mediastinal border
  3. Separation of peri- and epi-cardial fat pads on the lateral film

Pericardial Effusion