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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
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
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... : • New cardiac ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... #management #cardiology
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
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... inform clinical team ... of xiphoid • Prep ... immediately to left ... generally toward left
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... exam Determine Cardiac ... echo in the last year ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... : • New cardiac ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases