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Valvular Emergencies
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Aug 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Adam Sigal, MD and Stephanie Costa, MD - the authors of the August 2022 EMP article on Managing Acute Cardiac Valvular Emergencies in the Emergency Department. Listen to the discussion to hear more about the emergency medicine approach to valvular emergencies. Managing Acute Cardiac Valvular Emergencies in the Emergency DepartmentEMplify - August 2022Episode Outline:Why Valvular disease? How common is it? How often do we see it in the ED? Which valves are we talking about? Aortic Valve DiseaseTypes and causesMitral Valve DiseaseTypes and causesTricuspid and Pulmonic DiseaseDifferential Diagnosisacute coronary syndromes (ACS)pulmonary embolismtamponadechronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)pneumoniapneumothoraxPrehospital CareEvaluation of chest painHistoryShock ED EvaluationHistoryAortic StenosisAortic RegurgitationMitral StenosisMitral RegurgitationPhysical exam findings Diagnostic Testing LabsECGCXRBedside USFormal ECHOTreatmentSpecial PopulationsProsthetic valvesPregnant patientsSee Episode Page
Released:
Aug 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 6 – Identifying Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain who are at Low Risk for Acute Coronary Syndromes: Though a minority of patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain have acute coronary syndromes, identifying the patients who may be safely discharged and determining whether further testing is needed remains challenging. by EMplify by EB Medicine