Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade Physiology in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma

Authors

Sairamya Bodempudi, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Rukaiya Bashir-Hamidu, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniveristyFollow
Preya Simlote, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Shuwen Lin, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Philip Margiotta, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Tina Boortalary, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Gregary D. Marhefka, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Abstract

A 78-yeaer old African American female with a past medical history of IgA Kappa Multiple Myseloma was transfered to the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) after being diagnosed with a pericardial effusion with tamponade physiology at an outside hospital.

Recommended Citation

Bodempudi, MD, Sairamya; Bashir-Hamidu, MD, Rukaiya; Simlote, MD, Preya; Lin, MD, Shuwen; Margiotta, MD, Philip; Boortalary, MD, Tina; and Marhefka, MD, Gregary D. (2020) "Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade Physiology in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma," The Medicine Forum: Vol. 21, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/TMF.021.1.006
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/tmf/vol21/iss1/4