Updated 2026
Beck'sMTriadeM-
MAnswerMIncreasedMcentralMvenousMpressure,MmuffledMheartMtones,MJVD,Mhypotensive,M
narrowingMpulseMpressuresMandMisMsuggestiveMofMcardiacMtamponade
CardiacMTamponadeM-
MAnswerMTachycardia,Mhypotension,MmuffledMheartMtones,MJVD,Manxiety,MnarrowingMpuls
eMpressure,Mcyanosis,MparadoxicalMpulse
TransvenousMPacingM-
MAnswerMMostMoftenMrightMventricularMelectrodeMbecomesMdisplaced
AdministerMfibrinolyticsM-
MAnswerMOneMlineMsolelyMforMfibrinolytics,MnotMcompatibleMwithMmostMdrugs
ElectrodeMPlacementM-MAnswerMV1-
M4thMintercostalMspace.MV4M&MV5M5thMintercostalMspace
FibrinolyticsM(dosing)M-
MAnswerMFirstMdoseMIVMbolus,MremainderMoverM1.5MhoursMforMCVA.MMIMisMsplitMdose
sMIVMpush
AuscultatingMHeartMSoundsM-
MAnswerMS1&S2MoverMapexMwithMdiaphragm,MS2MshouldMfollowMS1.MTurnMptMtoMleft
Mside,MuseMbellMtoMlistenMforMS3MfollowingMS2.MS4MisMsofterMbeatMjustMpriorMtoMS1.
MSupineMforMmurmurs,MleftMofMsternumM3rdMintercostal.MAorticMmurmursMsitMforward,
MrightMofMsternumMatM2ndMintercostalMwithMdiaphragm
MitralMValveMRegurgitationM-
MAnswerMMuchMsofterMS1MsoundMdueMtoMrheumaticMfever,MleftMventricularMenlargeme
nt,MpostMtraumaticMsurgicalMruptureMorMdisruptionMofMtheMchordaeMtendineae.
PericardiocentesisM-MAnswerMElevateMptM30-
45Mdegrees,MprimeMtransducerMtubingMwithMsaline