Valvular Emergencies

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