Hypotension with muffled sounds and congested neck veins is seen in?: (A) Cardiac tamponade, (B) Pericardial effusion, (C) Constrictive pericarditis, (D) Acute congestive heart failure
Answer is A. Ans. (a) Cardiac TamponadeRef.: Harrison 18th edition, chapter 238Becks triad is a collection of three medical signs associated with acute cardiac tamponade, an emergency condition wherein fluid accumulates around the heart and impairs its ability to pump blood. The signs are:* Low arterial blood pressure* Distended neck veins* Distant, muffled heart sounds.Constrictive pericarditis can present with hypotension and congested neck veins but muffled heart sounds are not present.