A pericardial effusion is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space around the heart. It is commonly known as fluid around the heart. If there is an excessive collection of fluid, it may compress the heart and this is known as a cardiac tamponade. It is potentially life threatening in these cases.
A shot really refers to a portion of liquor being served in a shot glass, and the same is true for a jigger.. A pint is 16 fluid ounces and a fifth (as the name implies, 1/5 of a gallon) is 25.6 ounces. So for the three most commonly quoted sizes for a shot (1, 1.25, and 1.5 ounces), a pint is 16, 12.8, or 10.7 shots and a fifth is 25.6, 20.5, or 17 shots. Source(s): 1) http://www.nauticalhome.com/prodCat.cfm/... 1oz, 1.25oz, and 1.5oz 2) http://www.4yourparty.com/cgi-bin/checki...
How many pints in a quart? The conversion factor from quarts to pints (for both fluid and dry) is 2. To find out how many pints in quarts, multiply by the conversion factor or simply use the converter. 1 Quart = 2 Pints [US, UK, Fluid or Dry] Quart and pint are imperial and US customary fluid and dry volume measurement units. In imperial system, there is only one size for both fluid and dry measurements. The abbreviation for quart is qt and for pint is pt.