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Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Valve in a plane ... jchristianfox #AorticValve ... #Aorta #mercedes ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #cardiology #PSAX
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
yo M sent from clinic ... valve vegetation ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac ... #PLAX #AorticValve ... #Aorta #Vegetation
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
dissection of ascending aorta ... into valve ring ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... • Should be on differential ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
with suspicious signs ... /symptoms allows ... Delta Hospital #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacUS ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... or sed rate): Value ... very remarkable w/differential ... #Management
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
patients with no signs ... revealed 19% had cardiac ... Clinical Findings ... on mitral and aortic ... Endocarditis #Diagnosis #Management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ethnicities Symptoms ... Large vessels (aorta ... vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... Antibodies to type ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management