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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Valve Vegetations ... you see large vegetations ... mitral valves and ... #Valve #Vegetations ... #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... mitral valve flopping ... #Valve #Vegetations ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... Here you see a vegetation ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
the vegetation ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... regurgitation #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
of your basic cardiac ... POCUS eval. ... with color we see ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
the cardiac valves ... carina to the cardiac ... tricuspid and mitral ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
mitral valve into ... sinus venosus ASD ... #MitralValve #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #PSAX
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
revealed 19% had cardiac ... found via TTE ... Clinical Findings ... on mitral and aortic ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
involves aortic and mitral ... + ↑Suspicion → TEE ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... -mm left sided vegetations ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology