Presentation
History of dyspnea for 3 days. Gradual onset. Admitted to ICU
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Pericardial effusion
{"current_user":null,"step_through_annotations":true,"access":{"can_edit":false,"can_download":true,"can_toggle_annotations":true,"can_feature":false,"can_examine_pipeline_reports":false,"can_pin":false},"extraPropsURL":"/studies/27050/annotated_viewer_json?_c=1701473701\u0026lang=us"}
Enlarged cardiac silhouette. Globular water bottle configuration of the cardiac shadow.
Visualized lungs appear clear.
Case Discussion
Patient was diagnosed with pericardial effusion due to the globular configuration of the heart shadow.
This diagnosis was confirmed on echocardiography.