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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 ... in Endocarditis ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) Window - POCUS Echocardiogram Anatomy
 - Papillary Muscles Level (Mid-LV)
 - Aortic
Short Axis (PSAX) Window ... - POCUS Echocardiogram ... Papillary Muscles Level ... (Mid-LV) - Aortic ... Valve Level
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

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

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... #endocarditis # ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... , e.g., Mitral valve ... (MV), Aortic valve ... (AV) level, Two-chamber ... #Nomenclature #POCUS
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... valve vegetation ... #aorta #Valve # ... Endocarditis #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and POCUS ... Cardiology Windows ... Axis (PSAX) - Level ... Axis (PSAX) - Level ... of the Aortic Valve
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... features: Fever ... false-negative results: vegetation ... already embolised, Vegetations ... dysfunction common, Aortic
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 ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis - POCUS Echocardiogram

Apical 4-chamber view, a mobile echogenic mass is seen
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... in Endocarditis ... - POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology