Pathophysiology Week 11 Case 1
Mitral Stenosis
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Mitral Valve Prolapse
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Aortic Stenosis
CORRECT CLINICAL REASONING:
When AS is present in adults it is most often something that is acquired. In middle aged adults it can be from having rheumatic fever. In older adults it can be because of calcification of the valve leading to the inability of the valve to open to its normal orifice. The aortic valve normal opening is 3cm. Symptoms develop when the valvular orifice is limited to 0.8cm. Typical symptoms are rapid decline with SOB, chest pain, syncope, and heart failure. Low pulse pressure is an ominous sign.
Female 58 years old
CHIEF COMPLAINT: SOB, Syncope, Chest Pain
After reviewing the case, what is the most likely pathophysiology →
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