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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 ... Failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... insult due to vascular ... block, annular or aortic ... #diagnosis #management
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
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
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • His-Purkinje Fiber ... • Aortic Valve ... Endocarditis + ... #differential #diagnosis
Aortic intramural haematoma on ultrasound

Aortic intramural haematoma belongs to the spectrum of acute aortic syndrome -
Aortic intramural ... ultrasound Aortic ... syndrome - haemorrhage ... #clinical #vascular ... #pocus #ultrasound
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 ... failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... block, annular or aortic
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Demyelinating syndromes ... Pericarditis, Endocarditis ... , Aortic valve lesions ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... the duodenum Clinical ... Management: SURGERY ... #Management #Summary ... #vascular
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