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Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
Echocardiogram An easy case ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Catheter #Aorta ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
substance use • IV catheter ... CA • Involves aortic ... Septic Emboli Cause ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery Catheter ... blood flow in the chest ... output causes increases ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... comparison #challenges #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis