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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 ... that extends up and ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
yo M sent from clinic ... aortic dilation, and ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #Endocarditis #
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Clips 1 and 2 demonstrate ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
histology of a vegetation ... Criteria: • 2 ... OR • 1 major and ... major and 1 minor ... involvement - Echocardiogram
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation ... Angiography or Cardiac ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... surgery, endocarditis
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
independent of cardiac ... motion making the vegetation ... #Excrescences #psax ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
(a4c) It belongs ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #clinical #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... - Cataract Plan ... indication of AC ... postoperative cardiac
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(1) Thickened ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... clinically be in ... #a4c #thrombus