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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... in Endocarditis ... on POCUS - PLAX ... #Endocarditis # ... POCUS #PLAX #clinical
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... Parasternal Short-Axis (PSAX ... Long Axis • PSAX ... (SSN) View • PSAX ... : Mitral Valve (
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... anterior MV leaflet ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... cardiology #a4c #plax
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#MitralValve
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #MitralValve #MV ... #Endocarditis # ... clinical #cardiology #plax
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
, SAX, or4C 3) Region ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... cardiology #views #TTE
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
demonstrate a mobile mitral ... vegetation secondary to endocarditis ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #Infective #Endocarditis
D-shaped interventricular septum in PSAX. Note how the septum bulges right-ward shortly after mitral valve closure
interventricular septum in PSAX ... shortly after mitral ... valve closure ( ... #PSAX #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical