Hello, everyone. My name is Mike Estefan, and I thank you for joining me today on this month's

deep dive episode on the EM Clerkship podcast. Today's topic is going to be on cardiac tamponad.

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Now, back to cardiac tamponad. So let's start with a super basic anatomy refresher. Within your medius synum, you have your heart. Your heart is covered

by this fibrous coating called the paracardium, also known as the paracardial sac. Now in

between this fibrous paracardial sac and the heart itself, there is a potential space where

fluid can accumulate. When fluid accumulates in this potential space, we call it a paracardial effusion.

Now, let's define cardiac tamponod.

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