title: Cardiac Tamponade Diagnosed by Point-of-Care Ultrasound.
abstract: We present a case involving a 12-year-old boy who presented to the emergency department and was diagnosed with a pericardial effusion with tamponade physiology by point-of-care ultrasound. The diagnosis resulted in prompt treatment and definitive therapy.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Emergency Medicine, †Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and ‡Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: Austin T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Watnick
authors.forename: Robinson M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ferre
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*