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Case report: a case of pericardial effusion presenting to primary care


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Devaraj, Navin Kumar (2017) Case report: a case of pericardial effusion presenting to primary care. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 72 (4). pp. 252-253. ISSN 0300-5283

Abstract

This is a rare but interesting case of Mr. MZ who had a life threatening pericardial effusion presenting to the primary care clinic. Through great clinical acumen and prudent targeted investigations, diagnosis of this rare condition was reached and urgent referral made to the cardiology team which performed an emergency pericardiocentesis which proved to be life -saving. However, the hovering poor prognosis of Mr. MZ may prompt for a referral to the palliative care team to provide quality end of life care for this unfortunate patient.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Publisher: Malaysia Medical Association
Keywords: Pericardial effusion; Malignancy-related; Poor prognosis; Emergency pericardiocentesis; Palliative care
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 09 Mar 2018 03:53
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2018 03:53
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59572
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