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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Orientations #Atlas ... #Map #Comparison
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
(PLAX) 50 yo female ... presents with fever ... Blood Cx grew staph ... #PLAX #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Complex Aortic Atheroma on Suprasternal Notch View 
Never forget the suprasternal view during standard TTE examination.

Would
Complex Aortic Atheroma ... Suprasternal Notch View Never ... #Atheroma #aorta ... #SSN #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Aortic Valve Nodules of Arantius on Echocardiogram

This is a parasternal short axis view at the level
axis view at the level ... finding when seen— May ... #POCUS #TTE #PSAX ... #AorticValve #Cardiology ... #Hypertrophy #Clinical
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... night sweats, fever ... occlusion that may ... block, annular or aortic
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
someting on the aortic ... There is MVP. ... independent of cardiac ... #Excrescences #psax ... #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... night sweats, fever ... occlusion that may ... hematuria, + RF Treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
the most common clinical ... Nonspecific symptoms: Fever ... Large vessels (aorta ... vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... affected tissue Treatment