Welcome to the 14th episode of 5 Minute Medicine! In this episode, we will be exploring Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade. We will discuss a clinical case, definitions, pathophysiology, symptoms, clinical features, diagnosis, supportive tests and treatment! All of the highest yield information is covered, with many easy ways to remember the important features of this pathology such as analysing “Beck’s Triad”! We will also delve into understanding why some of the classic features of this condition occur, such as “pulsus paroxidus.” Follow us on Spotify to be notified of our releases. We would really appreciate if you rate us 5 stars and give us a review on Apple Podcasts if you have the time too, as this really helps our discoverability follow our Ig @5.min.medicine for quizzes and notes on the topics!