1. Reversible Hyponatremia Related to Pericardial Tamponade
Rehan Shafique, MD, Salman Sarwar, MD, Barry M. Wall, MD, C. Robert Cooke, MD 
American Journal of Kidney Diseases 
Volume 50, Issue 2, Pages (August 2007)
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2. Figure 1 Urine output before and after pericardiocentesis.
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3. Figure 2
Serum sodium concentration before and after pericardiocentesis. To convert sodium in mEq/L to mmol/L, multiply by 1.
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4. Figure 3
(Left) Chest radiograph on admission shows characteristic “water bottle” appearance of the heart consistent with large pericardial effusion. (Right) Chest radiograph 2 weeks after discharge from the hospital, at which time the patient was asymptomatic with normal blood pressure and normal serum sodium concentration.
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5. Figure 4
Compensatory mechanisms activated by arterial underfilling in pericardial tamponade and other causes of low cardiac output. (Reprinted with permission from Am J Med.5)
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