Diseases

Pneumopericardium

Presence of air or gas in the space between the heart and the PERICARDIUM. The degree of respiratory distress depends on the amount of trapped air and circulation blocked in the systemic and pulmonary veins.

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Presence of air or gas in the space between the heart and the PERICARDIUM. The degree of respiratory distress depends on the amount of trapped air and circulation blocked in the systemic and pulmonary veins.

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  • Pneumopericardiums

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Pneumopericardium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011026. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011026
  2. Pneumopericardium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumopericardium
  3. Pneumopericardium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7206009