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Beck's triad: a standalone construct

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Emergency medicine

low blood pressure, raised venous pressure and quiet heart sounds, described as signs of acute cardiac compression such as tamponade.

In emergency medicine, Beck's triad refers to low blood pressure, raised venous pressure and quiet heart sounds, described as signs of acute cardiac compression such as tamponade. This meaning comes from Beck (1935) in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.[1]

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References

Beck, C. S. (1935). Two Cardiac Compression Triads. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 104(9), 714. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1935.02760090018005

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