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Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Bioprosthetic valves ... bioprosthetic valves ... patients with chronic atrial ... in Prosthetic Valves ... #Management #Cardiology
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
of the cardiac valves ... pulmonic and aortic valves ... tricuspid and mitral valves ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... serum creatinine, test ... Mechanical heart valve ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... then the next tests ... serial blood cultures ... are all of some value ... #clinical #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... one post op Cardiology ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
then the next tests ... are not POCUS: ... serial blood cultures ... are all of some value ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
second troponin test ... single troponin value ... a provocative test ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain