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What is the treatment for Cardiac tamponade -

A
Immediate anticoagulation
B
Emergency subxiphoid percutaneous drainage
C
Transesophageal pericardiocentesis
D
Stabilize and observe
High-Yield Explanation
Answer- B. Emergency subxiphoid percutaneous drainageEmergency subxiphoid percutaneous drainage -This is a life-saving bedside procedure. The subxiphoid approach is erapleural; hence, it is the safest for blind pericardiocentesis. A 16- or l8-gauge needle is inseed at an angle of 3O-45 degree to the skin, near the left xiphocostal angle, aiming towards the left shoulder. When performed emergently, this procedure is associated with a repoed moality rate of approximately 4% and a complication rate of l7%.

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