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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan-Mar;14(1):e2.

A 66-Year-Old Woman with Severe Back Pain

Anusha Sunkara  1 , John M Buergler  1
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Case Reports

A 66-Year-Old Woman with Severe Back Pain

Anusha Sunkara et al. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2018 Jan-Mar.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A 12-lead electrocardiogram shows sinus tachycardia.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Anteroposterior chest x-ray shows enlarged cardiac silhouette with no pleural effusion or infiltrates.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
2D echocardiogram with Doppler.
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Figure 4.
2D echocardiogram with Doppler. INS: inspiration; EXP: expiration
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Frank pus is drained from the pericardium.
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Figure 6.
INS: Inspiration; EXP: expiration
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
INS: Inspiration; EXP: expiration
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