title: [Pericardial effusion in the hospital--diagnosis and therapy].
abstract: A pericardial effusion is a relatively common disease confronting the clinician. The most frequent causes are neoplasias (lung, breast and ovarial carcinoma, leukemia and lymphoma) uremia or idiopathic. Infections (frequently virus and seldom bacteria), myocardial infarction and rheumatic disease are also common. We present the clinical picture, the differential diagnosis and the various investigations of the pericardial effusion.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Oberwalliser Kreisspital, Brig.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thümmler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Evéquoz
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography