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Aortic Stenosis & Bicuspid Aortic Valve (AS)
 • Introduction & Pathophysiology
 • Classifications
 • Epidemiology
 •
Valve (AS) • ... Epidemiology • Clinical ... manifestations • Radiologic ... /Diagnostic findings ... Pre-operative Management
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with chest ... Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology ... #clinical
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Aortic Stenosis ... - Diagnosis and ... Stages Clinical ... Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... #Stages #Management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... consultation • Valve ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
masses...initially diagnosed ... just beneath the aortic ... valve Anguished ... face but clinically ... #cardiology #pocus
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Pleuritic chest ... radiograph or CT ... negative predictive value
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Diagnosis is usually ... made by a CT scan ... The diagnosis can ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #clinical ... #cardiology #radiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... change CV risk Chest ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
Clinical Findings ... on mitral and aortic ... valve. ... #Endocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
nodules Previous chest ... Management of indeterminate ... mm depends on clinical ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology