Pericardial effusion
Pericardial effusion: Introduction
Pericardial effusion: Occurs when there is an abnormal collection of fluid within the pericardial sac.
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Causes of Pericardial effusion:
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Pericardial effusion: Comorbid Symptoms
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Misdiagnosis and Pericardial effusion
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there are varying degrees of severity.
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Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
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Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
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Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Pericardial effusion
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Pericardial effusion: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Definitions of Pericardial effusion:
Pericardial effusion: increased fluid within the pericardial sac; can cause circulatory compromise by compression of the heart; most often caused by inflammation, infection, malignancy, and uremia. SYN: dropsy of pericardium.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Fluid collection within the pericardial sac, usually due to inflammation. -- 2003
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An abnormal collection of fluid inside the sac that covers the heart.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)
Detailed list of causes of Pericardial effusion
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How Common are these Causes of Pericardial effusion?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Pericardial effusion.
Of the 37
causes of Pericardial effusion that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 3
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 34
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Pericardial effusion
Conditions listing symptoms: Pericardial effusion:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pericardial effusion' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
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C
Cantu Sanchez-Corona Garcia-cruz syndrome
... pericardial effusionCDG syndrome type 1A
... pericardial effusionsCongenital disorder of glycosylation type 1A
... pericardial effusionsCongenital disorder of glycosylation type 1L
... pericardial effusionCongenital Disorders of Glycosylation Type Ia
... pericardial effusionsH
Hypertrichotic osteochondrodysplasia
... pericardial effusionP
Pneumonia, eosinophilic
... pericardial effusionS
Scleroderma
... pericardial effusion
Conditions listing complications: Pericardial effusion:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pericardial effusion' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
B
Bacterial pericarditis
... pericardial effusionC
Constrictive pericarditis
... pericardial effusionConstrictive tuberculous pericarditis
... pericardial effusionK
Kawasaki disease
... pericardial effusionsP
Pericarditis
... pericardial effusionPyogenic pericarditis
... pericardial effusionR
Rheumatic pericarditis
... pericardial effusionS
Scleroderma
... pericardial effusionT
Tuberculous pericarditis
... pericardial effusionU
Uremic pericarditis
... pericardial effusionV
Viral pericarditis
... pericardial effusion
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Causes of Pericardial effusion Based on Risk Factors
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What are the alternative names for Pericardial effusion:
Cardiac tamponade
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Medical Conditions associated with Pericardial effusion:
Heart symptoms (2497 causes)
Symptoms related to Pericardial effusion:
Pericarditis (10 causes), Coxsackie virus, Infection (216 causes), Cancer, Tuberculosis, Renal failure (8 causes), Heart surgery, Trichinosis, Post myocardial infarction pericarditis, Lupus, Pericardiocentesis
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