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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Valve Vegetations ... stethoscope would hear ... on the aortic & ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Valve in a plane ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #cardiology ... #PSAX
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Elderly ... Diagnosis? ... aorta. ... #Cardiology #clinical
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... (PLAX) 50 yo female ... valve vegetation ... #aorta #Valve # ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Aortic valve ... aorta - Indwelling ... right heart catheters ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
wall of the aorta ... valve disease ... for: • Pulse deficit ... opiates • Control heart ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
., LAX, SAX, or4C ... (MV), Aortic valve ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views ... #TTE #orientations
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Parasternal ... heart showing a ... aorta and a pericardial ... #clinical #cardiology
Severe Aortic Valve Calcifications on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

42 yo woman, an extraordinary etiology of severe AS.
Severe Aortic Valve ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... NYHA-4 heart failure ... #Valve #aorta # ... #clinical #cardiology