Course Expert: Katie Fiel, MSN, RN, OCN

Course Description: This course reviews the pathophysiology, risk factors, presentation, management, and nursing considerations related to cardiac tamponade and malignant pleural effusions.

[DFCI_KEYWORDS] Cardiac Tamponade, Pulsus Paradoxus, Echocardiogram, Computerized Tomography (CT Scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Tachycardia, Low-Voltage QRS Complexes, PR Segment Depression, Electrical Alternans, Chest X-rays, Jugular Vein Distention (JVD), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Malignant Pleural Effusions, Therapeutic Thoracentesis, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Pain Management