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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 ... #cardiology
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 ... #clinical #cardiology
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 ... #clinical #cardiology
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... Blood Cx grew staph ... valve vegetation ... #aorta #Valve # ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
The pulmonic and aortic ... tricuspid and mitral ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Localization #Mitral
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Vegetations seen ... valve - Secondary ... muscles apically and laterally ... 'Sea gull' appearance ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Treat underlying cause ... block, annular or aortic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Lambls Excrescences on Echocardiogram
An incidental finding in a young patient with polyneuritis - there is a
valve. ... was done 48 hrs later ... motion making the vegetation ... #Excrescences #psax ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
Valve in a young ... Valve can result ... sinus venosus ASD, PDA ... MitralValve #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus #PSAX
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Treat underlying cause ... block, annular or aortic ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology