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Quadricuspid aortic valve on echocardiogram

- Dr. Rodolfo Odreman https://twitter.com/odremanr

#Quadricuspid #AorticValve #Aorta #echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS #Cardiology
Quadricuspid aortic valve ... on echocardiogram ... #Quadricuspid #AorticValve ... #Aorta #echocardiogram
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
POCUS shows aortic valve ... vegetation. ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Cardiac #PLAX #AorticValve ... #Aorta #Vegetation
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
look for Aortic Valve ... jchristianfox #AorticValve ... #Aorta #mercedes ... #sign #Echocardiogram
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Clips 1 and 2 demonstrate ... mobile mitral valve ... consistent with a vegetation ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #MitralValve #Vegetation
Unicuspid unicommissural aortic valve. Patient also has repaired coarctation - Short Axis View

- Dr. Lynn Miller
@LynnGreigMiller

#Unicuspid
unicommissural aortic valve ... Unicommissural #AorticValve ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... vegetation (mobile ... EUSmkh #Aortic #aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... formation • Other vegetations ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -mm left sided vegetations ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... dissection • Aortic valve ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
dissection of ascending aorta ... into valve ring ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

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