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Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm on POCUS Echocardiogram

37 year old with palpitations and syncope 

Dr. Ahmad Masri
Left Atrial Appendage ... Aneurysm on POCUS ... Echocardiogram 37 year ... #cardiology #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... aneurysmAortic ... alternate beats: • Left ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... #Differential #Diagnosis
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
greater than 1cm/year ... The classic triad ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Ultrasound #AAA ... #Aortic #Aneurysm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... root, and left ... atrium should roughly ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
to a 92-year old ... This can be LA aneurysm ... #atrium #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... pericardial disease; assess ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... block, annular or aortic
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... exam Determine Cardiac ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis