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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Vegetations in ... Endocarditis on ... POCUS - PLAX ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... #endocarditis # ... Mitral #Valve #plax ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... aortic or mitral vegetations ... #endocarditis # ... Mitral #Valve #psax ... Echocardiogram #clinical
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 ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c ... #plax
Endocarditis - Large Mitral Valve Vegetation on POCUS Echocardiogram

Dr. Bobby Yanagawa @BobbyYanagawa

#Endocarditis #Mitral #Vegetation #POCUS #valve
Endocarditis - Large ... Mitral Valve Vegetation ... #POCUS #valve # ... clinical #cardiology ... #PLAX #echocardiogram
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
consistent with a vegetation ... secondary to endocarditis ... appreciated by applying color ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
the surface of valve ... leaflet • Vegetations ... left-sided heart valves ... pathognomonic signs ... high index of clinical
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... vegetation (mobile ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #clinical #ultrasound
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
yo M sent from clinic ... POCUS shows aortic valve ... vegetation. ... Echocardiogram #Cardiac #PLAX ... #Endocarditis #
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... false-negative results: vegetation ... already embolised, Vegetations