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147946 Anaesthesia

A 27-year-old man was assaulted and stabbed on the left side of the chest between the areola and the sternum. He is hemodynamically unstable with jugular venous distention, distant hea sounds, and hypotension. Which of the following findings would be consistent with a diagnosis of hemodynamically significant cardiac tamponade?

AMore than a 10 mm Hg decrease in systolic blood pressure at the end of the expiratory phase of respiration
BDecreased right atrial pressures on Swan-Ganz monitoring
CEqualization of pressures across the 4 chambers on Swan-Ganz monitoring
DCompression of the left ventricle on echocardiography
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