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Electrical alternans on boards means a big pericardial effusion (and usually cardiac tamponade physiology). The heart cannot fill properly, preload decreases, hypotension and tachycardia ensue, fluid backup leads to elevated JVP. Underlying etiology in this patient is renal failure.

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zpatel  Cardiac temponade. +2
melchior  Hypotension and jugular venous distension are two components of Beck's triad, which is associated with acute cardiac tamponade. The third component is muffled heart sounds, which is not addressed in this question. +3
athenathefirst  Why pulse is increased and BP increased? +



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he has chronic kidney dz--> clue for uremia--> he has low electrical activity so its pointing to cardiac tamponade due to uremia. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1260996/#:~:text=The%20primary%20causes%20of%20cardiac,3)%20collagenization%20of%20pericardial%20exudate.

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