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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Here you see a vegetation ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #plax
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... : Mitral Valve ( ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Orientations #Atlas
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
demonstrate a mobile mitral ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis # ... MitralValve #Vegetation
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... formation • Other vegetations ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
Ao coarctation, bicuspid ... sinus venosus ASD ... DoubleOrifice #MitralValve ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #PSAX
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
involves aortic and mitral ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... formation • Other vegetations ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations