POSSIBLE EKG FINDINGS IN CARDIAC TAMPONADE:
--sinus tachycardia
--low voltage
--electrical alternans
ELECTRICAL ALTERNANS:
--beat to beat alternation in QRS appearance
--related to back & forth swinging motion of the heart in the pericardial fluid (thought this was a nice way of picturing it)
Reference(s): uptodate.com: cardiac tamponade; pendulum, EKG
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