…widest and lies most superficially, where the distance from the skin is shortest, and where no liver, lung or vessel lies in the path of…

…depth of fluid throughout the respiratory cycle and where the lung does not come up against the probe on inspiration. 3. Measure the skin to…

…at least 2–3 cm of free fluid depth with no bowel in the path of the needle and measure the skin to peritoneum distance…

…causes of pericardial effusion. Important clinical associations include: Idiopathic or viral pericarditis Malignant pericardial disease Tuberculosis Purulent or bacterial pericarditis Trauma Cardiac surgery and other…

…myocardial tissue) and because they tend to accompany each other, the term perimyocarditis is often used. Image by Bruce Blausen, Blausen Gallery 2014. Causes of…

…common cause of pericardial effusion is infections, such as viral, bacterial, and tuberculous infections. Post pericardiotomy syndrome. Acute transmural myocardial infarction. Rupture of the free…