title: Unusual cause of hypotension associated with penetrating trauma.
abstract: In a hypotensive patient who has sustained a penetrating injury, the hypotension is usually due to acute blood loss. We present a patient who was stabbed in the subxiphoid region found to have an unusual cause of hypotension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7594, USA.
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kefer
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*