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tamponade

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Noun1.tamponade - blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)
blockage, obstruction - the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
cardiac tamponade - mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion


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Twenty-five brief case studies narrate the history, symptoms, and diagnosis of patients suffering from abdominal aortic aneurysm, temporal arteritis, chronic mesenteric ischemia, pericardial tamponade, oncologic cardiomyopathy, brugada syndrome, and pulmonary embolism.
Exploring a pelvic haematoma often results in uncontrolled venous bleeding as the tamponade effect of the retroperitoneal tissue is lost.
This case report illustrates that, in an emergency, readily available materials can be used to effect adequate tamponade of nasal bleeding so that a patient can be transferred safely.
 
 
 
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