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Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
“D Sign” EI > 1 ... #DSign #Ultrasound ... #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) 50 yo female ... hyperechoic mass moving ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
view is described using ... (3) components 1) ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
the vegetation moving ... regurgitation #cardiology ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #S4C
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
cardiac image during ... cardiac window during ... Pneumopericardium #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Using IV heroin ... Clips 1 and 2 demonstrate ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Infective
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
thrombus occupying 1/ ... territory] In PLAX ... Thrombus #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... appears to be coming ... #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline