A 65-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE PERICARDITIS THREE MONTHS AGO PRESENTS TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH A 2-DAY HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE BREATHLESSNESS AND LOW CARDIAC OUTPUT SIGNS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST TYPICAL FINDING IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC TAMPONADE? A CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE OF 12 MMHG. THE JUGULAR VENOUS PRESSURE INCREASES 5 MM HG DURING INSPIRATION. THE ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE IS 12 MMHG AND DROPS DURING INSPIRATION. A SYSTOLIC PARAESTERNAL MURMUR PRESENTING DE NOVO.
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