Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade secondary to brodifacoum toxicosis in a dog

Hemorrhage resulting from ingestion of anticoagulant rodenticides may be ev ident at any traumatized site or in any body cavity.) It is important for clinicians to include coagulopathies among the differen tial diagnoses for pericardial effusion and to evaluate clotting function b efore routine pericardiocentesis is performed.