Valvular Emergencies

<p>In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Adam Sigal, MD and Stephanie Costa, MD - the authors of the <a href="https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/cardiovascular/emergency-medicine-cardiac-valves">August 2022 EMP article on Managing Acute Cardiac Valvular Emergencies in the Emergency Department</a>. Listen to the discussion to hear more about the emergency medicine approach to valvular emergencies. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/cardiovascular/emergency-medicine-cardiac-valves">Managing Acute Cardiac Valvular Emergencies in the Emergency Department</a></p><p></p><p>EMplify - August 2022</p><p></p><p>Episode Outline:</p><p></p><p>Why Valvular disease? </p><ul><li>How common is it? </li><li>How often do we see it in the ED? </li><li>Which valves are we talking about? </li></ul><p>Aortic Valve Disease</p><ul><li>Types and causes</li></ul><p>Mitral Valve Disease</p><ul><li>Types and causes</li></ul><p>Tricuspid and Pulmonic Disease</p><p>Differential Diagnosis</p><ul><li>acute coronary syndromes (ACS)</li><li>pulmonary embolism</li><li>tamponade</li><li>chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)</li><li>pneumonia</li><li>pneumothorax</li></ul><p>Prehospital Care</p><ul><li>Evaluation of chest pain</li><li>History</li><li>Shock </li></ul><p></p><p>ED Evaluation</p><p></p><p>History</p><ul><li>Aortic Stenosis</li><li>Aortic Regurgitation</li><li>Mitral Stenosis</li><li>Mitral Regurgitation</li></ul><p>Physical exam findings </p><p>Diagnostic Testing </p><ul><li>Labs</li><li>ECG</li><li>CXR</li><li>Bedside US</li><li>Formal ECHO</li></ul><p>Treatment</p><p>Special Populations</p><ul><li>Prosthetic valves</li><li>Pregnant patients</li></ul><p></p><p><a href="https://foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/valvular-emergencies/">See Episode Page</a></p>