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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Vegetations ... on the aortic & ... mitral valves and ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical
Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitaton on Parasternal long axis (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis (PLAX) is part of
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Regurgitaton ... Throw some color ... #Mitral #Valve ... #clinical #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
View (PLAX) • ... Long Axis • PSAX ... : Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... POCUS #Cardiac #TTE
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: Aortic ... Valve, Mitral Valve ... short axes in TTE ... Fanning #Views #Clinical ... #Cardiology
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
abdomen & pelvis CT ... demonstrate a mobile mitral ... appreciated by applying color ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
on Chest CT • ... infarction, mets to the ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... sarcoidosis, mets to the ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
patients with no signs ... found via TTE ... - Lung, Pancreas ... Clinical Findings ... on mitral and aortic
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Regurgitation • Colon
Water Lily Sign (Camalote Sign) on Chest CT
 • Hydatid cyst in the lung with a
on Chest CT • Hydatid ... cyst in the lung ... Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical