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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Vegetations in Endocarditis ... OR to fix his valvular ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... insult due to vascular ... Diagnosis? ... block, annular or aortic ... #diagnosis #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... Consider aortic ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
- Differential Diagnosis ... regurgitation, Tricuspid endocarditis ... Heart failure Vascular ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... #pulmonary #causes
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
of an abdominal aortic ... instant diagnosis ... Endoleak #AAA #clinical ... #aorta #ultrasound ... #vascular #pocus
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... narrowing and vascular ... lesions in the inner ... Leakage of optic ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Unexpected type III aortic dissection while looking for aortic valve endocarditis

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#TypeIII #aortic
Unexpected type III aortic ... while looking for aortic ... valve endocarditis ... #dissection #vascular ... #clinical #pocus
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... caused by disruption ... fracture • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... Septic emboli cause ... Treat underlying cause ... block, annular or aortic
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... in up to 30% of cases ... dysfunction common, Aortic