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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 ... mitral valves and ... #Mitral #Valve ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... 15 mm) isolated aortic ... or mitral vegetations ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram ... #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 ... or mitral vegetations ... #Valve #plax #Echocardiogram ... #pocus
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... AV) Level • Apical ... : Mitral Valve (
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... Here you see a vegetation ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #clinical #cardiology
Tricuspid Vegetation on POCUS - PSAX
PSSA level of aortic valve w/ vegetation on TV. Septic embolization

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Tricuspid Vegetation ... on POCUS - PSAX ... PSSA level of ... aortic valve w/ ... #POCUS #PSAX #clinical
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 ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #AorticValve #Aorta
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... presents with fever ... valve vegetation ... #aorta #Valve # ... #clinical #ultrasound
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
3) Region or Structures ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... valve (AV) level ... #Nomenclature #POCUS
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
demonstrate a mobile mitral ... young patient with fever ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #Endocarditis #MitralValve