Contents:

1. Pericardial effusions
   1. Benign
   2. Malignant
   3. Diagnostic tests
   4. Management (operative and non-operative)
      
      
2. Constrictive pericarditis
   1. Infectious
   2. Postoperative
   3. Management (operative and non-operative)
      
      
3. Pericardial cysts and tumors
   1. Congenital cysts
   2. Benign tumors
   3. Malignant tumors
   4. Management (operative and non-operative)

Clinical Skills:

During the training program the resident:

1. Uses an understanding of abnormal physiologic findings to diagnose pericardial pathology;
   
   
2. Evaluates and manages patients with pericardial cysts or tumors;
   
   
3. Performs diagnostic tests and therapeutic interventions for the treatment of pericardial tamponade, pericardial effusions, and constrictive pericardial disease.

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